>Hi All, > > I would like to know whether the usage of 253 as major (device) number >in serial port drivers is restricted in 2.6.x kernels. I am asking this >question, though the documentation tells the driver developers that 253 >is a reserved major number, 2.6.x Linux kernels can accommodate more >than 255.
Majors 240 - 254 are reserved for private use, e.g. [EMAIL PROTECTED]; nothing to be seen in mainline drivers. As for majors >255, you should at best try :) The dev number handling is there - I am able to mknod blah c 1234 0. - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
