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1 files changed, 5 insertions, 8 deletions
diff --git a/Documentation/devices.txt b/Documentation/devices.txt index 00383186d8fb..b6251cca9263 100644 --- a/Documentation/devices.txt +++ b/Documentation/devices.txt @@ -98,7 +98,8 @@ Your cooperation is appreciated. 8 = /dev/random Nondeterministic random number gen. 9 = /dev/urandom Faster, less secure random number gen. 10 = /dev/aio Asynchronous I/O notification interface - 11 = /dev/kmsg Writes to this come out as printk's + 11 = /dev/kmsg Writes to this come out as printk's, reads + export the buffered printk records. 12 = /dev/oldmem Used by crashdump kernels to access the memory of the kernel that crashed. @@ -846,13 +847,7 @@ Your cooperation is appreciated. ... 31 = /dev/tap15 16th Ethertap device - 36 block MCA ESDI hard disk - 0 = /dev/eda First ESDI disk whole disk - 64 = /dev/edb Second ESDI disk whole disk - ... - - Partitions are handled in the same way as IDE disks - (see major number 3). + 36 block OBSOLETE (was MCA ESDI hard disk) 37 char IDE tape 0 = /dev/ht0 First IDE tape @@ -2421,6 +2416,8 @@ Your cooperation is appreciated. 1 = /dev/raw/raw1 First raw I/O device 2 = /dev/raw/raw2 Second raw I/O device ... + max minor number of raw device is set by kernel config + MAX_RAW_DEVS or raw module parameter 'max_raw_devs' 163 char |