On Wed, 29 Sep 2004 14:48:57 +0530, Sanjay Kumar, Noida <sanjayku@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > hi > One possible instance where two drivers > for differenent devices share the same major number is : > one device is a char device while > the other is a block device. > This is because block major numbers are entirely different from char major > numbers. > > Regards > Sanjay Yes, That is a UNIX rule from the old SVR and BSD days. The major number can be same between Char and Block device. regards manish -- Kernelnewbies: Help each other learn about the Linux kernel. Archive: http://mail.nl.linux.org/kernelnewbies/ FAQ: http://kernelnewbies.org/faq/
