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Subject: Re: Larger dev_t
To: torvalds@transmeta.com (Linus Torvalds)
Date: Tue, 27 Mar 2001 23:16:53 +0100 (BST)
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> high-end-disks. Rather the reverse. I'm advocating the SCSI layer not
> hogging a major number, but letting low-level drivers get at _their_
> requests directly.

A major for 'disk' generically makes total sense. Classing raid controllers
as 'scsi' isnt neccessarily accurate. A major for 'serial ports' would also
solve a lot of misery

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