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Subject: Re: major/minor for industrial hw required 
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Date: Tue, 23 Sep 1997 01:52:05 -0700
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From: "Jordan K. Hubbard" <jkh@time.cdrom.com>
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> Who is responsible for the Maj/Min device numbering disposal
> in FreeBSD?

Whomever in core first steps forward, usually. :)

And we only assign major numbers - the driver writer is free to do
whatever [s]he likes with the minor, it's really not a matter of
concern.

You now have major #83, provisional device name of "can" (which I can
change if you like).

					Jordan