From owner-freebsd-hackers Tue Apr 21 22:12:48 1998 Return-Path: Received: (from majordom@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) id WAA15196 for freebsd-hackers-outgoing; Tue, 21 Apr 1998 22:12:48 -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 FAA15145 for ; Wed, 22 Apr 1998 05:12:37 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 WAA00612; Tue, 21 Apr 1998 22:09:50 -0700 (PDT) Message-Id: <199804220509.WAA00612@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 21:39:48 PDT." <199804220439.VAA11416@Gatekeeper.Alameda.net> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Date: Tue, 21 Apr 1998 22:09:49 -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. > > 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. Ok, you have block major 27 for your disklike devices. Enjoy! -- \\ 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