Date: Sat, 3 Jan 2004 14:11:22 -0800
From: Greg KH <greg@kroah.com>
To: Helge Hafting <helgehaf@aitel.hist.no>
Cc: linux-hotplug-devel@lists.sourceforge.net, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: udev and devfs - The final word
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On Sat, Jan 03, 2004 at 04:22:41PM +0100, Helge Hafting wrote:
> > Hopefully I can work on fixing this up in 2.7.
> 
> Interesting - how do you plan to do this?  

Probably something like the current interface for USB minor numbers when
CONFIG_USB_DYNAMIC_MINORS is enabled.  The drivers will request a
certian major/minor, but the kernel will just give it whatever it feels
like.

That's my first guess, actual implementation will probably differ wildly
:)

thanks,

greg k-h
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