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authorphk <phk@FreeBSD.org>1999-11-27 10:45:31 +0000
committerphk <phk@FreeBSD.org>1999-11-27 10:45:31 +0000
commite90edff11985b308c6c41453ad97a0759d152f06 (patch)
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Replace the block major table with a notice why it isn't needed any more.
Mark /dev/drum as historic.
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@@ -12,52 +12,16 @@ reserved for you.
The most "complete" version of this will be the one in FreeBSD-current.
(see http://www.freebsd.org/ or from ftp://ftp.cdrom.com/pub/FreeBSD/)
-blkdev name comments
-0 wd ST506 disk controller (with IDE extensions)
-1 wfd ATAPI Floppy client of "wd"
-2 fd floppy disk
-3 was:wt QIC-02/36 tape
-4 da SCSI "direct acess" devices
-5 was:sa SCSI "sequential access" devices
-6 cd SCSI "cdrom" type
-7 mcd Mitsumi CDROM interface
-8 lkm assigned to Loadable Kernel modules
-9 lkm assigned to Loadable Kernel modules
-10 lkm assigned to Loadable Kernel modules
-11 lkm assigned to Loadable Kernel modules
-12 lkm assigned to Loadable Kernel modules
-13 lkm assigned to Loadable Kernel modules
-14 ?? reserved for local use
-15 vn vnode disk device
-16 scd Sony CDROM interface
-17 matcd Matsushita/Panasonic/Creative(SB) CDROM interface
-18 ata "device independent" ATA/IDE driver
-19 wcdb ATAPI CDROM client of "wd"
-20 ?? ATA disks
-21 ccd concatenated disk
-22 md Memory Disk
-23 worm SCSI "worm type"
-24 was:wstb ATAPI tape client of "wd"
-25 vinum Volume manager
-26 sw VM internal swap device
-27 mlxd Mylex DAC960 RAID (disk device)
-28 fla M-Systems DiskOnChip(r)
-29 ida Intelligent Disk [Array] (md@doc.ic.ac.uk)
-30 ad ATA disks
-31 acd ATAPI CDROM
-32 afd ATAPI floppy
-33 was:ast ATAPI tape
-34 i2o Intelligent I/O Block Device
-35 amrd AMI MegaRAID
-100 ?? entries from 100-127 are reserved for local use
-127 ?? entries from 100-127 are reserved for local use
+NOTICE: FreeBSD does not use block major numbers anymore, you neither
+need to assign nor use a block major number for any device driver any
+more.
chrdev name comments
0 cn console
1 ctty /dev/tty
2 mm /dev/mem,kmem,etc
3 wd ST506 disk controller (with IDE extensions)
-4 swap /dev/drum
+4 was:swap /dev/drum
5 pts pseudo tty "tty" half
6 ptc pseudo tty "master" half
7 log system log
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