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Subject: Re: more than 32 disks?
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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
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