Date: Tue, 09 Dec 1997 09:19:22 +0000 From: Karl Pielorz <kpielorz@tdx.co.uk> To: hackers@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Writing Device drivers for 2.2.X etc' Message-ID: <348D0D1A.8D2531FE@tdx.co.uk> References: <199712090103.LAA07171@word.smith.net.au>
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Mike Smith wrote: > > Editing conf.c would have forced you to think about major numbers. > Minor numbers have always been driver-specific. > Yes, I can see that... > > Have a look at /usr/share/examples/drivers/make_device_driver.sh. Note > that this defaults to major 20, which is for local testing. Once you're > reasonably happy with your driver (and if you decide to give it away) > we can arrange a new number for you... Ok, I'll give that a go... My /usr/share/examples/drivers directory is kinda empty though - which distribution is the script in? One final question - If I write this under 2.2.2 - is it going to compile on 2.2.5 without any trouble? Thanks for your time, Karl
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