Messages in this thread | | | Date | Wed, 31 Jan 2018 15:24:03 +0100 | From | Greg KH <> | Subject | Re: Change in register_blkdev() behavior |
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On Tue, Jan 30, 2018 at 04:56:32PM -0800, Srivatsa S. Bhat wrote: > > Hi, > > Before commit 133d55cdb2f "block: order /proc/devices by major number", > if register_blkdev() was called with major = [1..UINT_MAX], it used to > succeed (provided the requested major number was actually free).
How was LTP calling register_blkdev() with such crazy numbers?
Anyway, I agree with Logan, this sounds like something to be resolved in LTP, as allowing block devices with numbers greater than the number we really allow seems like an odd requirement :)
thanks,
greg k-h
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