From owner-freebsd-doc@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Sep 29 07:40:06 2009 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-doc@hub.freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 9575C1065670 for ; Tue, 29 Sep 2009 07:40:06 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from gnats@FreeBSD.org) Received: from freefall.freebsd.org (freefall.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::28]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 731C28FC17 for ; Tue, 29 Sep 2009 07:40:06 +0000 (UTC) Received: from freefall.freebsd.org (gnats@localhost [127.0.0.1]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.14.3/8.14.3) with ESMTP id n8T7e5QL066629 for ; Tue, 29 Sep 2009 07:40:05 GMT (envelope-from gnats@freefall.freebsd.org) Received: (from gnats@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.14.3/8.14.3/Submit) id n8T7e5Z0066628; Tue, 29 Sep 2009 07:40:05 GMT (envelope-from gnats) Resent-Date: Tue, 29 Sep 2009 07:40:05 GMT Resent-Message-Id: <200909290740.n8T7e5Z0066628@freefall.freebsd.org> Resent-From: FreeBSD-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org (GNATS Filer) Resent-To: freebsd-doc@FreeBSD.org Resent-Reply-To: FreeBSD-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org, pluknet Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 3F998106566C for ; Tue, 29 Sep 2009 07:32:03 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from nobody@FreeBSD.org) Received: from www.freebsd.org (www.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::21]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 2EE038FC15 for ; Tue, 29 Sep 2009 07:32:03 +0000 (UTC) Received: from www.freebsd.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by www.freebsd.org (8.14.3/8.14.3) with ESMTP id n8T7W27J084466 for ; Tue, 29 Sep 2009 07:32:02 GMT (envelope-from nobody@www.freebsd.org) Received: (from nobody@localhost) by www.freebsd.org (8.14.3/8.14.3/Submit) id n8T7W2cG084465; Tue, 29 Sep 2009 07:32:02 GMT (envelope-from nobody) Message-Id: <200909290732.n8T7W2cG084465@www.freebsd.org> Date: Tue, 29 Sep 2009 07:32:02 GMT From: pluknet To: freebsd-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org X-Send-Pr-Version: www-3.1 Cc: Subject: docs/139230: mknod(8) references /sys/conf/majors X-BeenThere: freebsd-doc@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Documentation project List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 29 Sep 2009 07:40:06 -0000 >Number: 139230 >Category: docs >Synopsis: mknod(8) references /sys/conf/majors >Confidential: no >Severity: non-critical >Priority: low >Responsible: freebsd-doc >State: open >Quarter: >Keywords: >Date-Required: >Class: sw-bug >Submitter-Id: current-users >Arrival-Date: Tue Sep 29 07:40:05 UTC 2009 >Closed-Date: >Last-Modified: >Originator: pluknet >Release: 7.2-RELEASE-p3 >Organization: >Environment: >Description: The mknod(8) manpage still references /sys/conf/majors removed before 6.x: /usr/src/sbin/mknod/mknod.8:.Pa /usr/src/sys/conf/majors . >How-To-Repeat: >Fix: What about this patch? Index: sbin/mknod/mknod.8 =================================================================== --- sbin/mknod/mknod.8 (revision 197608) +++ sbin/mknod/mknod.8 (working copy) @@ -74,9 +74,7 @@ .It Ar major The major device number is an integer number which tells the kernel which device driver entry point to use. -To learn what -major device number to use for a particular device, check -.Pa /usr/src/sys/conf/majors . +This is a compatibility shim and should be left zero. .It Ar minor The minor device number tells the kernel which subunit the node corresponds to on the device; for example, >Release-Note: >Audit-Trail: >Unformatted: