Re: char-major-6
On Fri, Sep 13, 2002 at 11:18:59AM -0500, Dave Sherohman wrote:
> On Fri, Sep 13, 2002 at 01:20:22AM +0100, Colin Watson wrote:
> > On Thu, Sep 12, 2002 at 08:13:30PM -0400, Daniel Barclay wrote:
> > > Where is it defined in the kernel that character major device number 6 is
> > > parallel port support?
> >
> > In include/linux/major.h.
>
> Yes, the constant LP_MAJOR is defined there, but the core kernel
> never references it. It is only used in drivers/char/lp.c,
> drivers/parport/parport_cs.c, and drivers/sbus/char/bpp.c. Only the
> drivers know what it is.
I guess it depends on whether you view the question as "where are device
major numbers allocated, on an administrative level" or "where are they
in the compiled binary". I took it as meaning the former.
--
Colin Watson [cjwatson@flatline.org.uk]
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