Boaz Harrosh wrote: > We need a major for a char device for our OSD device driver. > Attached is a proposed patch for the Documentation/devices.txt > and include/linux/major.h files. > > I have allocated the *260* char device as it looked like the next > available on the lanana.org web-site > (http://lanana.org/docs/device-list/devices-2.6+.txt) > > Any number will do. Please allocate a number for us > > (See http:/open-osd.org for further information) > > Signed-off-by: Boaz Harrosh <bharrosh@xxxxxxxxxxx> > CC: Torben Mathiasen <device@xxxxxxxxxx> Hi Torben Mathiasen The maintainers file as well as the lanana.org website only states this <device@xxxxxxxxxx> email address. I hope it is the right one. Please you have not confirmed or revoked my ability to use 260 as a Major for a new char-device. Please review What git tree should this go through? Thanks Boaz > --- > Documentation/devices.txt | 6 ++++++ > include/linux/major.h | 1 + > 2 files changed, 7 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-) > > diff --git a/Documentation/devices.txt b/Documentation/devices.txt > index 05c8064..d18070b 100644 > --- a/Documentation/devices.txt > +++ b/Documentation/devices.txt > @@ -3142,6 +3142,12 @@ Your cooperation is appreciated. > 1 = /dev/blockrom1 Second ROM card's translation layer interface > ... > > +260 char OSD (Object-based-device) SCSI Device > + 0 = /dev/osd0 First OSD Device > + 1 = /dev/osd1 Second OSD Device > + ... > + 255 = /dev/osd255 256th OSD Device > + > **** ADDITIONAL /dev DIRECTORY ENTRIES > > This section details additional entries that should or may exist in > diff --git a/include/linux/major.h b/include/linux/major.h > index 8824945..058ec15 100644 > --- a/include/linux/major.h > +++ b/include/linux/major.h > @@ -171,5 +171,6 @@ > #define VIOTAPE_MAJOR 230 > > #define BLOCK_EXT_MAJOR 259 > +#define SCSI_OSD_MAJOR 260 /* open-osd's OSD scsi device */ > > #endif -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-scsi" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
