> > BTW there are a few more functions missing, we need a dev_to_u32()
> > and a dev_to_u16(), so e.g. file systems can do something useful
> > in mknod if they can't store the complete number.
>
> In such cases I cannot see any meaningful action other than returning
> EOVERFLOW (or EINVAL in case you prefer that).
Yes, that's what I had in mind.
bye, Roman
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