From: Roman Zippel <zippel@linux-m68k.org>
To: Roman Zippel <zippel@linux-m68k.org>
Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: 64-bit kdev_t - just for playing
Date: Mon, 7 Apr 2003 23:57:56 +0200 (CEST) [thread overview]
Message-ID: <Pine.LNX.4.44.0304072351110.12110-100000@serv> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <Pine.LNX.4.44.0304071742490.12110-100000@serv>
Hi,
On Mon, 7 Apr 2003, Roman Zippel wrote:
> Consequently it's impossible that the kernel guarantees a static name/
> number for a specific device. devfs showed that the kernel is the wrong
> place for name policies. Is see no other possibility than to number
> devices dynamically and leave it to userspace to name them or did I miss
> an important point in previous discussions?
> Maybe you could also answer me, what exactly you need a 64bit dev_t for?
Ok, Peter refuses to give me an answer to that, this either means I'm
unworthy an answer or he doesn't know it either.
Is there really nobody who can answer me these questions?
bye, Roman
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2003-04-07 21:47 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 80+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2003-03-31 23:41 Badari Pulavarty
2003-03-31 23:54 ` William Lee Irwin III
2003-03-31 23:55 ` Joel Becker
2003-04-02 12:18 ` Roman Zippel
2003-04-02 17:31 ` Badari Pulavarty
2003-04-02 22:03 ` H. Peter Anvin
2003-04-03 10:09 ` David Lang
2003-04-03 11:14 ` Lars Marowsky-Bree
2003-04-03 12:13 ` Roman Zippel
2003-04-03 13:37 ` Andries Brouwer
2003-04-03 14:01 ` Roman Zippel
2003-04-07 15:02 ` H. Peter Anvin
2003-04-07 20:10 ` Roman Zippel
2003-04-07 21:57 ` Roman Zippel [this message]
2003-04-07 22:43 ` Kevin P. Fleming
2003-04-08 15:22 ` Roman Zippel
2003-04-08 22:53 ` Werner Almesberger
2003-04-08 23:11 ` David Lang
2003-04-08 23:47 ` Werner Almesberger
2003-04-08 23:58 ` Kevin P. Fleming
2003-04-08 23:56 ` H. Peter Anvin
2003-04-08 23:06 ` Andrew Morton
2003-04-09 0:40 ` Roman Zippel
2003-04-09 1:02 ` Joel Becker
2003-04-09 1:25 ` Roman Zippel
2003-04-09 16:42 ` Roman Zippel
2003-04-09 0:21 ` Roman Zippel
2003-04-11 9:58 ` Pavel Machek
2003-04-08 15:29 ` Roman Zippel
-- strict thread matches above, loose matches on Subject: below --
2003-04-09 18:40 James Bottomley
2003-04-09 20:54 ` Roman Zippel
2003-04-10 2:19 ` James Bottomley
2003-04-10 12:47 ` Roman Zippel
2003-04-10 15:30 ` James Bottomley
2003-04-10 23:53 ` Roman Zippel
2003-04-11 0:01 ` David Lang
2003-04-11 0:17 ` Roman Zippel
2003-04-11 0:47 ` Joel Becker
2003-04-11 1:11 ` Roman Zippel
2003-04-09 18:36 Andries.Brouwer
2003-04-09 21:11 ` Roman Zippel
2003-04-01 18:32 Andries.Brouwer
2003-03-28 15:33 Andries.Brouwer
2003-03-28 15:49 ` Roman Zippel
2003-03-28 11:46 Andries.Brouwer
2003-03-28 11:57 ` Roman Zippel
2003-03-28 11:10 Andries.Brouwer
2003-03-28 11:36 ` Roman Zippel
2003-03-30 20:05 ` H. Peter Anvin
2003-03-30 20:13 ` Roman Zippel
2003-03-27 22:37 Andries.Brouwer
2003-03-27 22:55 ` Roman Zippel
2003-03-27 20:27 Andries.Brouwer
2003-03-27 22:12 ` Roman Zippel
2003-03-27 22:55 ` Alan Cox
2003-03-27 23:19 ` Roman Zippel
2003-03-27 23:48 ` Greg KH
2003-03-28 9:47 ` Roman Zippel
2003-03-28 18:05 ` Joel Becker
2003-03-28 18:48 ` Roman Zippel
2003-03-31 8:31 ` bert hubert
2003-03-31 8:52 ` Roman Zippel
2003-03-31 17:24 ` Joel Becker
2003-03-31 21:32 ` Roman Zippel
2003-03-31 22:18 ` Alan Cox
2003-03-31 23:42 ` Roman Zippel
2003-04-01 14:42 ` Alan Cox
2003-04-01 16:35 ` Greg KH
2003-04-02 13:02 ` Roman Zippel
2003-04-01 14:42 ` Alan Cox
2003-04-01 16:52 ` Christoph Hellwig
2003-04-01 21:59 ` H. Peter Anvin
2003-04-02 7:12 ` Christoph Hellwig
2003-04-02 7:22 ` H. Peter Anvin
2003-03-31 23:45 ` Joel Becker
2003-03-31 23:07 ` Joel Becker
2003-03-31 23:35 ` Roman Zippel
2003-03-27 1:09 Andries.Brouwer
2003-03-27 19:23 ` Roman Zippel
2003-03-30 20:10 ` H. Peter Anvin
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