From owner-svn-doc-head@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Aug 31 15:47:12 2012 Return-Path: Delivered-To: svn-doc-head@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 283E6106564A; Fri, 31 Aug 2012 15:47:12 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from eadler@FreeBSD.org) Received: from svn.freebsd.org (svn.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::2c]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 147CB8FC14; Fri, 31 Aug 2012 15:47:12 +0000 (UTC) Received: from svn.freebsd.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by svn.freebsd.org (8.14.4/8.14.4) with ESMTP id q7VFlB9w055949; Fri, 31 Aug 2012 15:47:11 GMT (envelope-from eadler@svn.freebsd.org) Received: (from eadler@localhost) by svn.freebsd.org (8.14.4/8.14.4/Submit) id q7VFlBh0055947; Fri, 31 Aug 2012 15:47:11 GMT (envelope-from eadler@svn.freebsd.org) Message-Id: <201208311547.q7VFlBh0055947@svn.freebsd.org> From: Eitan Adler Date: Fri, 31 Aug 2012 15:47:11 +0000 (UTC) To: doc-committers@freebsd.org, svn-doc-all@freebsd.org, svn-doc-head@freebsd.org X-SVN-Group: doc-head MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Cc: Subject: svn commit: r39481 - head/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/faq X-BeenThere: svn-doc-head@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: SVN commit messages for the doc tree for head List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 31 Aug 2012 15:47:12 -0000 Author: eadler (src,ports committer) Date: Fri Aug 31 15:47:11 2012 New Revision: 39481 URL: http://svn.freebsd.org/changeset/doc/39481 Log: Given that the last release to need a major device number assigned was over 8 years ago this can not possibly be an FAQ. Approved by: bcr Modified: head/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/faq/book.sgml Modified: head/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/faq/book.sgml ============================================================================== --- head/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/faq/book.sgml Fri Aug 31 13:22:56 2012 (r39480) +++ head/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/faq/book.sgml Fri Aug 31 15:47:11 2012 (r39481) @@ -10427,20 +10427,6 @@ hint.sio.7.irq="12" - - Can you assign a major number for a device driver I have - written? - - - - &os; releases after February 2003 has a facility for - dynamically and automatically allocating major numbers for - device drivers at runtime (see &man.devfs.5;), so there is - no need for this. - - - - What about alternative layout policies for directories?