From owner-freebsd-hackers Tue Apr 21 21:33:34 1998 Return-Path: Received: (from majordom@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) id VAA10119 for freebsd-hackers-outgoing; Tue, 21 Apr 1998 21:33:34 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG) Received: from antipodes.cdrom.com (castles47.castles.com [208.214.165.47]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) with ESMTP id EAA10108 for ; Wed, 22 Apr 1998 04:33:27 GMT (envelope-from mike@antipodes.cdrom.com) Received: from antipodes.cdrom.com (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by antipodes.cdrom.com (8.8.8/8.8.5) with ESMTP id VAA00505; Tue, 21 Apr 1998 21:30:41 -0700 (PDT) Message-Id: <199804220430.VAA00505@antipodes.cdrom.com> X-Mailer: exmh version 2.0zeta 7/24/97 To: Ulf Zimmermann cc: mike@smith.net.au (Mike Smith), hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Request for major number for Mylex RAID controller In-reply-to: Your message of "Tue, 21 Apr 1998 21:27:24 PDT." <199804220427.VAA11097@Gatekeeper.Alameda.net> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Date: Tue, 21 Apr 1998 21:30:41 -0700 From: Mike Smith Sender: owner-freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG > > >>>>>> I am getting into the phase of a working driver ;-) So I need a major > > >>>>>> number for it. Who can assign one ? > > > > > > I call it currently myx. > > > > Ok, you have character major 97. If you plan on exporting a disklike > > interface but not using 'sd' or 'da', let me know and I'll arrange a > > block major as well. > > Yes I do plan that. Do you hope to be able to boot from the Mylex? If so, do you plan to support 2.2 (or non-DEVFS systems in general?) There are some issues regarding the bootability of devices with new major numbers that may make this unattractive. -- \\ Sometimes you're ahead, \\ Mike Smith \\ sometimes you're behind. \\ mike@smith.net.au \\ The race is long, and in the \\ msmith@freebsd.org \\ end it's only with yourself. \\ msmith@cdrom.com To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-hackers" in the body of the message