Re: [PATCH] Fuse chardevice number

[Miklos Szeredi]

> >>  /** The minor number of the fuse character device */
> >> -#define FUSE_MINOR 229
> >> +#define FUSE_MINOR MISC_DYNAMIC_MINOR
> >
> >FUSE has an allocated fix minor.  Dynamic minor is much harder to
> >handle with legacy /dev (not udev).
> 
> How many users of 2.6.13 and up really do not have/run udev? [Please don't 
> send too many responses]

Don't be afraid, 2.6.13 is not yet released.  So the number of users
of udev under 2.6.13 is exactly zero ;)

> A module option could be added to specify an explicit minor.

That's just making it more complicated without any gain. An assigned
device number (if it exsist) is exactly as good as a dynamic.

Miklos

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