Date: Mon, 6 Jan 1997 14:54:12 -0700 (MST) From: Terry Lambert <terry@lambert.org> To: henrich@crh.cl.msu.edu (Charles Henrich) Cc: dg@root.com, freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: more than 32 disks? Message-ID: <199701062154.OAA12695@phaeton.artisoft.com> In-Reply-To: <199701030439.XAA21021@crh.cl.msu.edu> from "Charles Henrich" at Jan 2, 97 11:39:32 pm
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> > with an sd3<n> problem yet. :-) It looks like there are only 5 bits for the > > unit number. This means that one will have to make driver changes to go > > beyond 32 units. :-( > > *sigh* I absolutely hate fixed fields :( *grumble*. So whats the generic > solution besides encoding data into the minor number? Encode a table offset > into the minor number and make the table dynamic? DEVFS. Terry Lambert terry@lambert.org --- Any opinions in this posting are my own and not those of my present or previous employers.
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