Date: Wed, 18 Oct 1995 16:31:01 -0700 (PDT) From: Julian Elischer <julian@ref.tfs.com> To: terry@lambert.org (Terry Lambert) Cc: brian@MediaCity.com, freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: device number for watchdog board driver Message-ID: <199510182331.QAA21298@ref.tfs.com> In-Reply-To: <199510182052.NAA00890@phaeton.artisoft.com> from "Terry Lambert" at Oct 18, 95 01:52:14 pm
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> > > I have a device driver and support programs for the DVI Watchdog > > Reset board. > > > > Shall we get it its own major device number? > > > > The driver and support program have a copyright FreeBSD core > > members will probably be willing to co-habitat with. > > Contact Julian Elisher for documentation on the devfs device export > interface. Device numbers should no longer be assigned. hmm a LITTLE premature... I envision it will be a month or so until I have the time to make devfs as solid as it need to be.. (terry, you might like to lookat the code.. and figure out what needs to be done re: locking...It does nearly everything I want it to do from MY perspective, but I haven't cone through it with a fine toothed comb with an eye to correct handling of system resources yet.. in other words, it occasionally gets in a fight with some other module about owning a vnode. ) If you are ready to submit this driver, then I can assign you a major number. If you are just experimenting, use the 'local' number in the devsw table till you are ready to submit it.. if you want me to assign you a number, then that basically just requires that you send me the diffs you need to put into conf.c.. 'assigning a number' basically consists of checking it into conf.c. > > > Terry Lambert > terry@lambert.org > --- > Any opinions in this posting are my own and not those of my present > or previous employers. >
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