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@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
1 char Memory devices
1 = /dev/mem Physical memory access
- 2 = /dev/kmem Kernel virtual memory access
+ 2 = /dev/kmem OBSOLETE - replaced by /proc/kcore
3 = /dev/null Null device
4 = /dev/port I/O port access
5 = /dev/zero Null byte source
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@
152 = /dev/kpoll Kernel Poll Driver
153 = /dev/mergemem Memory merge device
154 = /dev/pmu Macintosh PowerBook power manager
- 155 = /dev/isictl MultiTech ISICom serial control
+ 155 =
156 = /dev/lcd Front panel LCD display
157 = /dev/ac Applicom Intl Profibus card
158 = /dev/nwbutton Netwinder external button
@@ -319,7 +319,7 @@
182 = /dev/perfctr Performance-monitoring counters
183 = /dev/hwrng Generic random number generator
184 = /dev/cpu/microcode CPU microcode update interface
- 186 = /dev/atomicps Atomic shapshot of process state data
+ 186 = /dev/atomicps Atomic snapshot of process state data
187 = /dev/irnet IrNET device
188 = /dev/smbusbios SMBus BIOS
189 = /dev/ussp_ctl User space serial port control
@@ -375,8 +375,9 @@
239 = /dev/uhid User-space I/O driver support for HID subsystem
240 = /dev/userio Serio driver testing device
241 = /dev/vhost-vsock Host kernel driver for virtio vsock
+ 242 = /dev/rfkill Turning off radio transmissions (rfkill)
- 242-254 Reserved for local use
+ 243-254 Reserved for local use
255 Reserved for MISC_DYNAMIC_MINOR
11 char Raw keyboard device (Linux/SPARC only)
@@ -476,11 +477,6 @@
18 block Sanyo CD-ROM
0 = /dev/sjcd Sanyo CD-ROM
- 19 char Cyclades serial card
- 0 = /dev/ttyC0 First Cyclades port
- ...
- 31 = /dev/ttyC31 32nd Cyclades port
-
19 block "Double" compressed disk
0 = /dev/double0 First compressed disk
...
@@ -492,11 +488,6 @@
See the Double documentation for the meaning of the
mirror devices.
- 20 char Cyclades serial card - alternate devices
- 0 = /dev/cub0 Callout device for ttyC0
- ...
- 31 = /dev/cub31 Callout device for ttyC31
-
20 block Hitachi CD-ROM (under development)
0 = /dev/hitcd Hitachi CD-ROM
@@ -1442,7 +1433,7 @@
...
The driver and documentation may be obtained from
- http://www.winradio.com/
+ https://www.winradio.com/
82 block I2O hard disk
0 = /dev/i2o/hdag 33rd I2O hard disk, whole disk
@@ -1656,12 +1647,12 @@
dynamically, so there is no fixed mapping from subdevice
pathnames to minor numbers.
- See http://www.comedi.org/ for information about the Comedi
+ See https://www.comedi.org/ for information about the Comedi
project.
98 block User-mode virtual block device
0 = /dev/ubda First user-mode block device
- 16 = /dev/udbb Second user-mode block device
+ 16 = /dev/ubdb Second user-mode block device
...
Partitions are handled in the same way as for IDE
@@ -1723,7 +1714,7 @@
implementations a kernel presence for caching and easy
mounting. For more information about the project,
write to <arla-drinkers@stacken.kth.se> or see
- http://www.stacken.kth.se/project/arla/
+ https://www.stacken.kth.se/project/arla/
103 block Audit device
0 = /dev/audit Audit device
@@ -1942,7 +1933,7 @@
...
255= /dev/umem/d15p15 15th partition of 16th board.
- 117 char COSA/SRP synchronous serial card
+ 117 char [REMOVED] COSA/SRP synchronous serial card
0 = /dev/cosa0c0 1st board, 1st channel
1 = /dev/cosa0c1 1st board, 2nd channel
...
@@ -2348,13 +2339,7 @@
disks (see major number 3) except that the limit on
partitions is 31.
- 162 char Raw block device interface
- 0 = /dev/rawctl Raw I/O control device
- 1 = /dev/raw/raw1 First raw I/O device
- 2 = /dev/raw/raw2 Second raw I/O device
- ...
- max minor number of raw device is set by kernel config
- MAX_RAW_DEVS or raw module parameter 'max_raw_devs'
+ 162 char Used for (now removed) raw block device interface
163 char
@@ -2706,18 +2691,9 @@
45 = /dev/ttyMM1 Marvell MPSC - port 1 (obsolete unused)
46 = /dev/ttyCPM0 PPC CPM (SCC or SMC) - port 0
...
- 47 = /dev/ttyCPM5 PPC CPM (SCC or SMC) - port 5
- 50 = /dev/ttyIOC0 Altix serial card
- ...
- 81 = /dev/ttyIOC31 Altix serial card
+ 51 = /dev/ttyCPM5 PPC CPM (SCC or SMC) - port 5
82 = /dev/ttyVR0 NEC VR4100 series SIU
83 = /dev/ttyVR1 NEC VR4100 series DSIU
- 84 = /dev/ttyIOC84 Altix ioc4 serial card
- ...
- 115 = /dev/ttyIOC115 Altix ioc4 serial card
- 116 = /dev/ttySIOC0 Altix ioc3 serial card
- ...
- 147 = /dev/ttySIOC31 Altix ioc3 serial card
148 = /dev/ttyPSC0 PPC PSC - port 0
...
153 = /dev/ttyPSC5 PPC PSC - port 5
@@ -2728,6 +2704,9 @@
...
185 = /dev/ttyNX15 Hilscher netX serial port 15
186 = /dev/ttyJ0 JTAG1 DCC protocol based serial port emulation
+
+ If maximum number of uartlite serial ports is more than 4, then the driver
+ uses dynamic allocation instead of static allocation for major number.
187 = /dev/ttyUL0 Xilinx uartlite - port 0
...
190 = /dev/ttyUL3 Xilinx uartlite - port 3
@@ -2776,10 +2755,7 @@
43 = /dev/ttycusmx2 Callout device for ttySMX2
46 = /dev/cucpm0 Callout device for ttyCPM0
...
- 49 = /dev/cucpm5 Callout device for ttyCPM5
- 50 = /dev/cuioc40 Callout device for ttyIOC40
- ...
- 81 = /dev/cuioc431 Callout device for ttyIOC431
+ 51 = /dev/cucpm5 Callout device for ttyCPM5
82 = /dev/cuvr0 Callout device for ttyVR0
83 = /dev/cuvr1 Callout device for ttyVR1
@@ -3002,10 +2978,10 @@
65 = /dev/infiniband/issm1 Second InfiniBand IsSM device
...
127 = /dev/infiniband/issm63 63rd InfiniBand IsSM device
- 128 = /dev/infiniband/uverbs0 First InfiniBand verbs device
- 129 = /dev/infiniband/uverbs1 Second InfiniBand verbs device
+ 192 = /dev/infiniband/uverbs0 First InfiniBand verbs device
+ 193 = /dev/infiniband/uverbs1 Second InfiniBand verbs device
...
- 159 = /dev/infiniband/uverbs31 31st InfiniBand verbs device
+ 223 = /dev/infiniband/uverbs31 31st InfiniBand verbs device
232 char Biometric Devices
0 = /dev/biometric/sensor0/fingerprint first fingerprint sensor on first device
@@ -3095,6 +3071,11 @@
...
255 = /dev/osd255 256th OSD Device
+ 261 char Compute Acceleration Devices
+ 0 = /dev/accel/accel0 First acceleration device
+ 1 = /dev/accel/accel1 Second acceleration device
+ ...
+
384-511 char RESERVED FOR DYNAMIC ASSIGNMENT
Character devices that request a dynamic allocation of major
number will take numbers starting from 511 and downward,