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    SubjectRe: [PATCH] register_blkdev
    On Sat, Mar 08, 2003 at 01:14:23AM +0000, Alan Cox wrote:
    > On Fri, 2003-03-07 at 23:45, Greg KH wrote:
    > > I would too. Andries's patches look like the right thing to do, so far
    > > as I've seen. But there are larger, social issues, that probably need
    > > to be answered first (like convincing Linus and others that this is
    > > really needed).
    > >
    > > > > But if it is, a lot of character drivers need to be audited...
    > > >
    > > > What has to be done there?
    > >
    > > I haven't seen a patch yet, to really know what will be necessary. But
    > > for one, a lot of drivers have static arrays where they just "know" that
    > > there can't be more than 256 minors under their control.
    >
    > So we need a maxminors flag in the register for 2.6 I guess ?

    Do you mean to only increase the number of majors, and not minors then?

    greg k-h
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