* Device Number assignment for NetWare Devices
@ 2002-03-02 0:39 Jeff V. Merkey
2002-03-02 0:40 ` Jeff V. Merkey
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From: Jeff V. Merkey @ 2002-03-02 0:39 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: hpa; +Cc: linux-kernel
Peter,
I need a major number for NetWare volumes. In the new NWFS model,
I am now mapping nwfs stripped and mirrored volumes beneath
the buffer cache as devices (the way it should have been to start
with) and I am using Linus' buffer cache for NWFS rather than
my own.
To do this, I have been using the experimental ranges, but for
posting the code, I need an assigned one. Is there a major number
available I can use for block devices.
Info provided:
block device
/dev/nwd0
/dev/nwd1
/dev/nwd.. etc.
major device (Peter Assigns) minor numbers 0-255
for a total of 256 local NetWare volumes. On native NetWare,
256 is the limit per server for the number of local volumes
available.
Thanks,
Respectfully Submitted,
:-)
Jeff
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* Re: Device Number assignment for NetWare Devices
2002-03-02 0:39 Device Number assignment for NetWare Devices Jeff V. Merkey
@ 2002-03-02 0:40 ` Jeff V. Merkey
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From: Jeff V. Merkey @ 2002-03-02 0:40 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: hpa; +Cc: linux-kernel
On Fri, Mar 01, 2002 at 05:39:04PM -0700, Jeff V. Merkey wrote:
>
>
> Peter,
>
> I need a major number for NetWare volumes. In the new NWFS model,
> I am now mapping nwfs stripped and mirrored volumes beneath
> the buffer cache as devices (the way it should have been to start
> with) and I am using Linus' buffer cache for NWFS rather than
> my own.
>
> To do this, I have been using the experimental ranges, but for
> posting the code, I need an assigned one. Is there a major number
> available I can use for block devices.
>
> Info provided:
>
> block device
>
> /dev/nwd0
> /dev/nwd1
> /dev/nwd.. etc.
I will use the same block address for M2FS clustered volumes that
run over SCI.
:-)
Jeff
>
> major device (Peter Assigns) minor numbers 0-255
> for a total of 256 local NetWare volumes. On native NetWare,
> 256 is the limit per server for the number of local volumes
> available.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Respectfully Submitted,
>
> :-)
>
> Jeff
>
>
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