Re: [PATCH][RFC/v1][11/12] Add InfiniBand Documentation files

From: Greg KH
Date: Mon Nov 22 2004 - 20:21:22 EST


On Mon, Nov 22, 2004 at 07:14:22AM -0800, Roland Dreier wrote:
> +/dev files
> +
> + To create the appropriate character device files automatically with
> + udev, a rule like
> +
> + KERNEL="umad*", NAME="infiniband/%s{ibdev}/ports/%s{port}/mad"
> +
> + can be used. This will create a device node named
> +
> + /dev/infiniband/mthca0/ports/1/mad
> +
> + for port 1 of device mthca0, and so on.

Why do you propose such a "deep" nesting of directories for umad
devices? That's not the LANNANA way.

Oh, have you asked for a real major number to be reserved for umad?

thanks,

greg k-h
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