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Hello,

  does someone know in which kernel version dynamically assigned
major device numbers where introduced? I probably don't need the
exact kernel version unless it was introduced in one of the stable
series, otherwise 2.0, 2.2 or 2.4 would be good enough.

                                       Thanks, Jens
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 * [02-Sun-02 06:53 -0800]:
 >
 > Hello,

 >   does someone know in which kernel version dynamically assigned
 > major device numbers where introduced? I probably don't need the
 > exact kernel version unless it was introduced in one of the stable
 > series, otherwise 2.0, 2.2 or 2.4 would be good enough.

If nobody else answers, I seem to remember this being
brought up in the "Linux Device Drivers" book. You can look
at it free on oreilly's website. Sorry, don't remember the
exact place in the book.

denis

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That's where I learned about it. Unfortunately, I didn't see the
information when it was introduced but I will again have a look.
As far as I remember it wasn't in the first edition of Rubinis
book but only in the second so I guess it's only in the 2.4 kernels
(or started sometime in the 2.3 series).
                                             Thanks, Jens
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    I've been using it since 2.0.xx

            Norm