Re: LANANA: To Pending Device Number Registrants

Alan Cox (alan@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk)
Mon, 14 May 2001 23:46:55 +0100 (BST)


> > Except that Linus wont hand out major numbers, which means I can't even boot
> > simply off such a device. I bet the vendors in question dont think the sun
> > shines out of linus backside any more.
>
> Not really. Special-casing for mounting root is trivially solvable. BTDT,
> and you've reviewed the patch.

And lilo ?

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