On Thu, Jun 11, 2020 at 07:55:44AM -0600, Theo de Raadt wrote: > I think this conversation about major numbers, and now minor numbers, > is incredibly silly. > > Do we have a major number on the open(2) system call? No, and the main > reason is because the code isn't a draft, it was completed. > > This needs to support as many architectures as possible, then it goes > in. > > This addition of major and minor numbers appears to be a distraction.
I think a major is a good idea just in case we decide to change things at some point later on, to avoid flag days. It's cheap and easy. Minor number, I don't see a point.
