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Re: workaround for FreeBSD binary that hardcodes a device major (was: Re: CVS commit: src/sys/conf)

To: matthew green <mrg%eterna.com.au@localhost>
Subject: Re: workaround for FreeBSD binary that hardcodes a device major (was: Re: CVS commit: src/sys/conf)
From: David Laight <david%l8s.co.uk@localhost>
Date: Sun, 24 Sep 2006 08:13:46 +0100

On Sun, Sep 24, 2006 at 03:13:31PM +1000, matthew green wrote:
>    2) Use a MD major for twa, and patch freebsd_sys_mknod() so that 187
>    gets translated into the right major

What happens when 187 is allocated for a real device as well?
How can only some of the accesses get translated?

        David

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