larger dev_t ?

larger dev_t ?

Posted Apr 17, 2003 17:14 UTC (Thu) by cpeterso (guest, #305)
Parent article: Managing dynamic device naming

Will Linux 2.6's dev_t be 32 bits as earlier planned or 64 bits? There was some experimental kernel patches for 64 bits recently. I think Linus should just go all the way to 64 bits. It seems inevitable, so why create two dev_t disruptions (16->32 now and 32->64 later) instead of just one (16->64)?

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