Personally I find moving to a 64-bit (or whatever) dev_t a silly issue
to squabble over. Just do it already! :-) If we need a new fs type
like ext3, then LET'S GET ON WITH IT! Sheesh! :-)
I don't fully grok the fs code yet, so I'm ignorant as heck. Though what
I do know lead me to believe this would be doable in a very short
period of time. I'm sure it will cause some trouble in the short term,
but the LONG TERM is what we (linux people) need to keep an eye on.
Call me a stubborn optimist when it comes to Linux, but I think any
obstacle we set our minds to can be overcome! :-)
-- Andrew E. Mileski mailto:aem@ott.hookup.net My home page http://www.redhat.com/~aem/ Linux Plug-and-Play Project Leader. See URL http://www.redhat.com/pnp/Red Hat Software sponsors these pages - I have no other affilitation with Red Hat Software, and I have never used any of their products.