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From: Bruce Evans <bde@zeta.org.au>
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Subject: Re: cvs commit: src/sys/kern kern_conf.c uipc_socket2.c
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>  There should be at most one majors.h file.  Drivers don't need to know
>  their own numbers, but kern_conf.c needs to know until the numbers go

>Yes they do!  That's the rub.  Lots of things in drivers call makedev(). :-(

In 2.1.5, only 3 or 4 console drivers call makedev().  All the other
calls in -current are to use the braindamaged [bc]devsw_add() interfaces.

Bruce