On a side note, I noticed that ll_rw_blk does not appear to check for
these devices, which would seem to indicate that if you attempt to do
I/O to some of them, the request will fall on the floor since
ll_rw_blk.c only checks for certain ranges of devices. Is it also
assumed that these folks have some way they use to r/w these devices.
Jeff
"Jeff V. Merkey" wrote:
>
> I noticed that compaq has special device entries in MAJOR.H for their
> controllers. Should probably scan for these devices for NWFS, as well
> as the additional SCSI and IDE support in 2.4. What are the minor
> device assignments supposed to be for the compaq major devices, and what
> is their anticipated /dev/??? names supposed to be. For the tools to
> work on Compaq smart controllers, and machines with more than 16 SCSI
> devices, I would need to know these assignments from both kernel and
> user space so folks can create NetWare volumes on these devices.
>
> Also noticed DASD Major and MDISK major entries. What are the allowed
> minor device numbers for these devices and their symbolic /dev/???
> handles anticipated to be.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Jeff
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