No software _can_ depend on that in any sane way, because its name is purely a
kernel internal thing. Whereas the parallel-tape pt driver has nodes in /dev
named after it that programs *must* use.
>Option 4 is not nice, ignoring a problem will only create larger
>ones later. A person using SuSE decides they need PacketTwin
>support, so they grab a kernel source tree and compile their own
>and boom - instant problem.
Only if they decide to include support for both "pt" drivers as modules.
Otherwise there is no problem.
>This raises the question - who is responsible for coordinating device
>driver names and numbers for the kernel?
Names - basically nobody. Numbers - see devices.txt.
p.
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