Re: [PATCH] Update Documentation/devices.txt

From: Peter Korsgaard
Date: Wed Aug 23 2006 - 05:27:50 EST

>>>>> "Torben" == Mathiasen, Torben <Torben.Mathiasen@xxxxxx> writes:

Torben> Yeah, sorry about the slow turnaround time lately. Hopefully it will better soon :).
Torben> Please send me a patch and I'll have it in asap.

Ok, here you go:

--- devices-2.6+.txt.orig 2006-08-23 11:07:41.000000000 +0200
+++ devices-2.6+.txt 2006-08-23 11:19:24.000000000 +0200
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ Your cooperation is appreciated.
devices are on major 128 and above and use the PTY
master multiplex (/dev/ptmx) to acquire a PTY on
demand.
-
+
2 block Floppy disks
0 = /dev/fd0 Controller 0, drive 0, autodetect
1 = /dev/fd1 Controller 0, drive 1, autodetect
@@ -257,7 +257,7 @@ Your cooperation is appreciated.
129 = /dev/vcsa1 tty1 text/attribute contents
...
191 = /dev/vcsa63 tty63 text/attribute contents
-
+
NOTE: These devices permit both read and write access.

7 block Loopback devices
@@ -411,7 +411,7 @@ Your cooperation is appreciated.
207 = /dev/video/em8300_sp EM8300 DVD decoder subpicture
208 = /dev/compaq/cpqphpc Compaq PCI Hot Plug Controller
209 = /dev/compaq/cpqrid Compaq Remote Insight Driver
- 210 = /dev/impi/bt IMPI coprocessor block transfer
+ 210 = /dev/impi/bt IMPI coprocessor block transfer
211 = /dev/impi/smic IMPI coprocessor stream interface
212 = /dev/watchdogs/0 First watchdog device
213 = /dev/watchdogs/1 Second watchdog device
@@ -582,7 +582,7 @@ Your cooperation is appreciated.

This device is used on the ARM-based Acorn RiscPC.
Partitions are handled the same way as for IDE disks
- (see major number 3).
+ (see major number 3).

22 char Digiboard serial card
0 = /dev/ttyD0 First Digiboard port
@@ -591,7 +591,7 @@ Your cooperation is appreciated.
22 block Second IDE hard disk/CD-ROM interface
0 = /dev/hdc Master: whole disk (or CD-ROM)
64 = /dev/hdd Slave: whole disk (or CD-ROM)
-
+
Partitions are handled the same way as for the first
interface (see major number 3).

@@ -801,7 +801,7 @@ Your cooperation is appreciated.
34 block Fourth IDE hard disk/CD-ROM interface
0 = /dev/hdg Master: whole disk (or CD-ROM)
64 = /dev/hdh Slave: whole disk (or CD-ROM)
-
+
Partitions are handled the same way as for the first
interface (see major number 3).

@@ -939,7 +939,7 @@ Your cooperation is appreciated.
16 = /dev/ftlb FTL on second Memory Technology Device
32 = /dev/ftlc FTL on third Memory Technology Device
...
- 240 = /dev/ftlp FTL on 16th Memory Technology Device
+ 240 = /dev/ftlp FTL on 16th Memory Technology Device

Partitions are handled in the same way as for IDE
disks (see major number 3) except that the partition
@@ -1522,7 +1522,7 @@ Your cooperation is appreciated.
disks (see major number 3) except that the limit on
partitions is 15.

- 83 char Matrox mga_vid video driver
+ 83 char Matrox mga_vid video driver
0 = /dev/mga_vid0 1st video card
1 = /dev/mga_vid1 2nd video card
2 = /dev/mga_vid2 3rd video card
@@ -1695,7 +1695,7 @@ Your cooperation is appreciated.
1 = /dev/ipnat NAT control device/log file
2 = /dev/ipstate State information log file
3 = /dev/ipauth Authentication control device/log file
- ...
+ ...

96 char Parallel port ATAPI tape devices
0 = /dev/pt0 First parallel port ATAPI tape
@@ -1731,7 +1731,7 @@ Your cooperation is appreciated.
0 = /dev/ubda First user-mode block device
16 = /dev/udbb Second user-mode block device
...
-
+
Partitions are handled in the same way as for IDE
disks (see major number 3) except that the limit on
partitions is 15.
@@ -2305,7 +2305,7 @@ Your cooperation is appreciated.
0 = /dev/drbd0 First DRBD device
1 = /dev/drbd1 Second DRBD device
...
-
+
148 char Technology Concepts serial card
0 = /dev/ttyT0 First TCL port
1 = /dev/ttyT1 Second TCL port
@@ -2427,7 +2427,7 @@ Your cooperation is appreciated.

Partitions are handled in the same way as for IDE
disks (see major number 3) except that the limit on
- partitions is 31.
+ partitions is 31.

162 char Raw block device interface
0 = /dev/rawctl Raw I/O control device
@@ -2565,9 +2565,9 @@ Your cooperation is appreciated.
243 = /dev/usb/dabusb3 Fourth dabusb device

180 block USB block devices
- 0 = /dev/uba First USB block device
- 8 = /dev/ubb Second USB block device
- 16 = /dev/ubc Third USB block device
+ 0 = /dev/uba First USB block device
+ 8 = /dev/ubb Second USB block device
+ 16 = /dev/ubc Third USB block device
...

181 char Conrad Electronic parallel port radio clocks
@@ -2654,7 +2654,7 @@ Your cooperation is appreciated.
32 = /dev/mvideo/status2 Third device
...
...
- 240 = /dev/mvideo/status15 16th device
+ 240 = /dev/mvideo/status15 16th device
...

195 char Nvidia graphics devices
@@ -2767,7 +2767,7 @@ Your cooperation is appreciated.
42 = /dev/ttySMX1 Motorola i.MX - port 1
43 = /dev/ttySMX2 Motorola i.MX - port 2
44 = /dev/ttyMM0 Marvell MPSC - port 0
- 45 = /dev/ttyMM1 Marvell MPSC - port 1
+ 45 = /dev/ttyMM1 Marvell MPSC - port 1
46 = /dev/ttyCPM0 PPC CPM (SCC or SMC) - port 0
...
47 = /dev/ttyCPM5 PPC CPM (SCC or SMC) - port 5
@@ -3012,7 +3012,7 @@ Your cooperation is appreciated.
0 = /dev/hvc0 First console port
1 = /dev/hvc1 Second console port
...
-
+
230 char IBM iSeries virtual tape
0 = /dev/iseries/vt0 First virtual tape, mode 0
1 = /dev/iseries/vt1 Second virtual tape, mode 0
@@ -3094,7 +3094,7 @@ Your cooperation is appreciated.
This major is reserved to assist the expansion to a
larger number space. No device nodes with this major
should ever be created on the filesystem.
- (This is probaly not true anymore, but I'll leave it
+ (This is probably not true anymore, but I'll leave it
for now /Torben)

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