Re: [openib-general] Re: [PATCH][RFC/v1][11/12] Add InfiniBand Documentation files

[Johannes Erdfelt]

On Mon, Nov 22, 2004, Greg KH <greg@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> On Mon, Nov 22, 2004 at 02:58:45PM -0800, Roland Dreier wrote:
> >     Greg> Oh, have you asked for a real major number to be reserved
> >     Greg> for umad?
> > 
> > No, I think we're fine with a dynamic major.  Is there any reason to
> > want a real major?
> 
> People who do not use udev will not like you.

I don't quite understand this. Given things like udev, wouldn't dynamic
majors work just like having a static major number?

JE

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