Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id ; Fri, 27 Oct 2000 15:12:41 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id ; Fri, 27 Oct 2000 15:12:32 -0400 Received: from 64-60-56-3-cust.telepacific.net ([64.60.56.3]:5847 "EHLO ptieng.procom.com") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id ; Fri, 27 Oct 2000 15:12:17 -0400 Date: Fri, 27 Oct 2000 12:07:38 -0700 (PDT) From: chris parker To: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org cc: chris_parker@procom.com, hnguyen@procom.com Subject: Question: multiple major numbers - one driver Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org I have a need for more than 256 minor numbers. I could add some more major numbers, thus getting the number of majors * 256. I would like to have only device driver loaded to handle the multiple majors. I thoought of the following things that would have to be changed: 1) make the new device descriptors 2) add the new majors to the register_blkdev and unregister system calls 3) process multiple CURRENT q's when receiving a request from the block device layer. Each unique major has a seperate incoming q. Does any know of anything else that would prevent me from doing this ?? - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/