On Tue, Jan 23, 2024 at 06:40:21PM -0600, Elizabeth Figura wrote: > Signed-off-by: Elizabeth Figura <zfigura@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > --- Note, we can't take patches without any changelog text, and you don't want us to :) > Documentation/admin-guide/devices.txt | 3 ++- > Documentation/userspace-api/ioctl/ioctl-number.rst | 2 ++ > drivers/misc/ntsync.c | 3 ++- > include/linux/miscdevice.h | 1 + > 4 files changed, 7 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) > > diff --git a/Documentation/admin-guide/devices.txt b/Documentation/admin-guide/devices.txt > index 94c98be1329a..041404397ee5 100644 > --- a/Documentation/admin-guide/devices.txt > +++ b/Documentation/admin-guide/devices.txt > @@ -376,8 +376,9 @@ > 240 = /dev/userio Serio driver testing device > 241 = /dev/vhost-vsock Host kernel driver for virtio vsock > 242 = /dev/rfkill Turning off radio transmissions (rfkill) > + 243 = /dev/ntsync NT synchronization primitive device > > - 243-254 Reserved for local use > + 244-254 Reserved for local use Why do you need a fixed minor number? Can't your userspace handle dynamic numbers? What systems require a static value? thanks, greg k-h
