Messages in this thread | | | Date | Thu, 17 Jul 2003 12:43:23 +0200 | From | Andries Brouwer <> | Subject | Re: [PATCH] print_dev_t for 2.6.0-test1-mm |
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On Wed, Jul 16, 2003 at 07:54:36PM -0700, H. Peter Anvin wrote:
> > 16-bit only: 8:8, otherwise 32-bit only: 16:16, otherwise 32:32. > > I would still recommend the arrangement for 64-bit dev_t that I posted > a while ago: > > dev_t<63:40> := major<31:8> > dev_t<39:16> := minor<31:8> > dev_t<15:8> := major<7:0> > dev_t<7:0> := minor<7:0>
Yes, but we we also need to handle 32-bit dev_t incarnations.
> If you want, you can even make it 32-bit-friendly, although it makes > it more complex; for example, this version would implement 32-bit with > a 12:20 split: > > dev_t<63:44> := major<31:12> > dev_t<43:32> := minor<31:20> > dev_t<31:28> := major<11:8> > dev_t<27:16> := minor<19:8> > dev_t<15:8> := major<7:0> > dev_t<7:0> := minor<7:0>
Too messy. But you are right - no conditionals involved.
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