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Re: Why do we need /dev

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Date: Tue, 10 Oct 2006 13:14:09 +0300
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> int register_chrdev_region(dev_t from, unsigned count, const char *name)
>
> I really don't want to see a 'dev_t' up there (though I know that it
> can be ignored). Those numbers should be dealt within the kernel. Why
> would anyone wanna set those numbers manually?

Isnt it backward compatibility?

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References:
- Why do we need /dev
  - From: Jinesh K J
- Re: Why do we need /dev
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- Re: Why do we need /dev
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