Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S262545AbUKEIxS (ORCPT ); Fri, 5 Nov 2004 03:53:18 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S262627AbUKEIxR (ORCPT ); Fri, 5 Nov 2004 03:53:17 -0500 Received: from mail.kroah.org ([69.55.234.183]:16612 "EHLO perch.kroah.org") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S262545AbUKEIxP (ORCPT ); Fri, 5 Nov 2004 03:53:15 -0500 Date: Fri, 5 Nov 2004 00:50:03 -0800 From: Greg KH To: Carl-Daniel Hailfinger Cc: Linux Kernel Mailing List Subject: Re: [RFC] randomized major and minor numbers Message-ID: <20041105085003.GA26457@kroah.com> References: <418A36CD.2030600@gmx.net> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <418A36CD.2030600@gmx.net> User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.6i Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 671 Lines: 21 On Thu, Nov 04, 2004 at 03:03:57PM +0100, Carl-Daniel Hailfinger wrote: > Hi, > > IIRC it was debated during 2.5 development to make the kernel > hand out randomized major/minor numbers to better test handling > of dynamic major/minor numbers. Is there a patch available > to test? Not yet, care to make one? :) Note, any such change, would only be a development aid, and not a requirement by any means. thanks, greg k-h - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/