From owner-freebsd-hackers Tue Apr 21 21:40:00 1998 Return-Path: Received: (from majordom@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) id VAA11084 for freebsd-hackers-outgoing; Tue, 21 Apr 1998 21:40:00 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG) Received: from DNS.Lamb.net (root@DNS.Lamb.net [207.90.181.1]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) with ESMTP id EAA11079 for ; Wed, 22 Apr 1998 04:39:57 GMT (envelope-from ulf@Gatekeeper.Alameda.net) Received: (from uucp@localhost) by DNS.Lamb.net (8.8.6/8.8.6) id VAA06992; Tue, 21 Apr 1998 21:40:04 -0700 (PDT) Received: from gatekeeper.Alameda.net(207.90.181.2) via SMTP by DNS.Lamb.net, id smtpd006987; Tue Apr 21 21:39:55 1998 Received: (from ulf@localhost) by Gatekeeper.Alameda.net (8.8.6/8.7.6) id VAA11416; Tue, 21 Apr 1998 21:39:48 -0700 (PDT) From: Ulf Zimmermann Message-Id: <199804220439.VAA11416@Gatekeeper.Alameda.net> Subject: Re: Request for major number for Mylex RAID controller In-Reply-To: <199804220430.VAA00505@antipodes.cdrom.com> from Mike Smith at "Apr 21, 98 09:30:41 pm" To: mike@smith.net.au (Mike Smith) Date: Tue, 21 Apr 1998 21:39:48 -0700 (PDT) Cc: ulf@Alameda.net, mike@smith.net.au, hackers@FreeBSD.ORG X-Mailer: ELM [version 2.4ME+ PL31 (25)] MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit 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. Currently I do all the work under -current, but I have myself some interest to get it working under 2.2.x, in the case I don't need so long to get it stable, before a 3.0 version will be released. For now, let's say only -current. Ulf. --------------------------------------------------------------------- Ulf Zimmermann, 1525 Pacific Ave., Alameda, CA-94501, #: 510-769-2936 Alameda Networks, Inc. | http://www.Alameda.net | Fax#: 510-521-5073 To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-hackers" in the body of the message