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Re: alloc_chrdev_region creates extra major numbers

On Thu, Jun 01, 2006 at 02:48:16AM -0500, Nelson Castillo wrote:
> Hi.
> 
> 
> My question is: is it OK to the minor numbers to expand
> to the next major number when the major number is dynamic?

You really are running out of the huge number of minor numbers now
availble to you?  How many devices are present in your system for this
driver?

(remember that 256 is not the max number of minors for the 2.6
kernel...)

thanks,

greg k-h

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