re: device major numbers

[matthew green <mrg%eterna.com.au@localhost>]

> On Sat, 26 Feb 2011, Frank Wille wrote:
> > Modified Files:
> >     src/etc/etc.sandpoint: MAKEDEV.conf
> >     src/sys/arch/sandpoint/conf: files.sandpoint
> > 
> > Log Message:
> > Changed satmgr(4) device major number from 100 to 144, which is reserved
> > for local/vendor use according to src/sys/conf/majors. This prevents
> > problems when the shared PowerPC device majors list gets another entry.
> 
> I thought that "Majors 144-159 are reserved for local/vendor use" meant
> "Device drivers that are part of NetBSD will not use major numbers 144
> to 159; those numbers may be used by end users or third party vendors
> who add custom device drivers to systems bsed on NetBSD."

since satmgr(4) is sandpoint specific, it very much does not 
belong in the 144-159 range.

why does it need to be changed?  this meanst hat new kernels
with an older userland won't work with satmgr at all.

can the 100 value be reserved in other ppc majors, or it just
moved to a generic major?

either way, 144 is wrong.


.mrg.