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SubjectRe: block-major-xx
On Mon, May 17, 1999 at 02:34:39PM +0100, Daniel Silverstone wrote:
[on matching `char-major-foo' with the actual device]
> As a non-kernel-hacker, I also had to work out what the [block,char]-major-xx
> things
> were. I discovered that they relate to attempts to load handlers for the
> /dev/xxxx entries.

> Alternatively, try the following...

Or
cd /usr/src/linux/Documentation
less devices.txt

which is likely to give you more useful info.

[reply-to: set to mike@fat.dotat.at; this is probably off topic for
linux-kernel]

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