Linux-kernel mailing list archive 1999-23,: Re: Migrating to larger numbers

# Re: Migrating to larger numbers

Raul Miller (rdm@test.legislate.com)
Tue, 8 Jun 1999 15:02:50 -0400

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Alan Cox <alan@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk> wrote:
> Your case therefore makes no sense

Oops! [So that's why Mr. Gooch's response didn't make sense to me:
I was talking nonsense.]

Hmm...

While thinking about this, it occurred to me that you could work
around any of a variety of problems by reserving a symlink prefix
[perhaps by putting some placeholder device file at that prefix]
and using the rest of the symlink as device identification.

Dunno if this sticks in anyone's craw, but it's something to
think about.

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    Raul

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