On 13-05-12 11:23 AM, Linus Walleij wrote: > Commit d1a6f4f19728d6e90480e53601a90fc9f6a348ad > "block: delete super ancient PC-XT driver for 1980's hardware" > deleted the XD disk driver, but there are still a few > references to it in the documentation directory. Delete > the remnants and thus also free up the major block device > 13 for reuse. > > Cc: Paul Gortmaker <paul.gortma...@windriver.com> > Cc: Jens Axboe <ax...@kernel.dk> > Signed-off-by: Linus Walleij <linus.wall...@linaro.org> > --- > Documentation/devices.txt | 7 +------ > Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt | 3 --- > Documentation/m68k/kernel-options.txt | 2 -- > 3 files changed, 1 insertion(+), 11 deletions(-) > > diff --git a/Documentation/devices.txt b/Documentation/devices.txt > index 08f01e7..0683e83 100644 > --- a/Documentation/devices.txt > +++ b/Documentation/devices.txt > @@ -498,12 +498,7 @@ Your cooperation is appreciated. > > Each device type has 5 bits (32 minors). > > - 13 block 8-bit MFM/RLL/IDE controller > - 0 = /dev/xda First XT disk whole disk > - 64 = /dev/xdb Second XT disk whole disk > - > - Partitions are handled in the same way as IDE disks > - (see major number 3). > + 13 block
Maybe rather than just blanking out the entry, you could instead leave a short note saying that it was previously used for the obsolete XT disk and removed in kernel version 3.9 Thanks, Paul. -- > > 14 char Open Sound System (OSS) > 0 = /dev/mixer Mixer control > diff --git a/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt > b/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt > index c3bfacb..5469dbf 100644 > --- a/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt > +++ b/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt > @@ -3330,9 +3330,6 @@ bytes respectively. Such letter suffixes can also be > entirely omitted. > plus one apbt timer for broadcast timer. > x86_mrst_timer=apbt_only | lapic_and_apbt > > - xd= [HW,XT] Original XT pre-IDE (RLL encoded) disks. > - xd_geo= See header of drivers/block/xd.c. > - > xen_emul_unplug= [HW,X86,XEN] > Unplug Xen emulated devices > Format: [unplug0,][unplug1] > diff --git a/Documentation/m68k/kernel-options.txt > b/Documentation/m68k/kernel-options.txt > index 97d45f2..eaf32a1 100644 > --- a/Documentation/m68k/kernel-options.txt > +++ b/Documentation/m68k/kernel-options.txt > @@ -80,8 +80,6 @@ Valid names are: > /dev/sdd: -> 0x0830 (forth SCSI disk) > /dev/sde: -> 0x0840 (fifth SCSI disk) > /dev/fd : -> 0x0200 (floppy disk) > - /dev/xda: -> 0x0c00 (first XT disk, unused in Linux/m68k) > - /dev/xdb: -> 0x0c40 (second XT disk, unused in Linux/m68k) > > The name must be followed by a decimal number, that stands for the > partition number. Internally, the value of the number is just > -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majord...@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
