From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1161290AbWGJBzT (ORCPT ); Sun, 9 Jul 2006 21:55:19 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S1161291AbWGJBzT (ORCPT ); Sun, 9 Jul 2006 21:55:19 -0400 Received: from chilli.pcug.org.au ([203.10.76.44]:29141 "EHLO smtps.tip.net.au") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1161290AbWGJBzR (ORCPT ); Sun, 9 Jul 2006 21:55:17 -0400 Date: Mon, 10 Jul 2006 11:55:01 +1000 From: Stephen Rothwell To: "Albert Cahalan" Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, device@lanana.org Subject: Re: devices.txt errors Message-Id: <20060710115501.09379b97.sfr@canb.auug.org.au> In-Reply-To: <787b0d920607091022l4e4e7b1en41781a50a1ab048f@mail.gmail.com> References: <787b0d920607082349h59ec36f7nc477e3cc9f9b6c77@mail.gmail.com> <20060710024315.7dacd7f9.sfr@canb.auug.org.au> <787b0d920607091022l4e4e7b1en41781a50a1ab048f@mail.gmail.com> X-Mailer: Sylpheed version 1.0.6 (GTK+ 1.2.10; i486-pc-linux-gnu) Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/signed; protocol="application/pgp-signature"; micalg="PGP-SHA1"; boundary="Signature=_Mon__10_Jul_2006_11_55_01_+1000_BzRWUq.mE7jj4ZZ_" Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org --Signature=_Mon__10_Jul_2006_11_55_01_+1000_BzRWUq.mE7jj4ZZ_ Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable On Sun, 9 Jul 2006 13:22:53 -0400 "Albert Cahalan" wro= te: > > On 7/9/06, Stephen Rothwell wrote: > > On Sun, 9 Jul 2006 02:49:19 -0400 "Albert Cahalan" = wrote: > > > > > > Some names, like "/dev/iseries/vtty%d", are too damn big. > > > > As far as I know they were never used and certainly aren't now. We did > > once use /dev/viocons/%d, but that went away a long time ago (before the > > code was in the mainline kernel). Major 229 is now used by the pSeries > > Hypervisor consoles (/dev/hvc%d) and hopefully soon by a new iSeries > > hypervisor console with the same name. >=20 > Since that still isn't in devices.txt... >=20 > /dev/ttyHV%d would match the standard pattern better. > (assuming you only need 3-digit numbers) However, it is already in the mainline kernel (the pSeries HV console) and in common use ... --=20 Cheers, Stephen Rothwell sfr@canb.auug.org.au http://www.canb.auug.org.au/~sfr/ --Signature=_Mon__10_Jul_2006_11_55_01_+1000_BzRWUq.mE7jj4ZZ_ Content-Type: application/pgp-signature -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.3 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQFEsbN7FdBgD/zoJvwRAkzDAJ0QYZQipMTbFHka8el1mvlyvLqJswCfb6AU 3OprUis3n57ZdcEvu1cEzQA= =DseR -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --Signature=_Mon__10_Jul_2006_11_55_01_+1000_BzRWUq.mE7jj4ZZ_--