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authorTorben Mathiasen <torben.mathiasen@hp.com>2006-12-06 20:40:20 -0800
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[PATCH] New updated devices.txt - LANANA
[jengelh@linux01.gwdg.de: cleanups] Signed-off-by: Jan Engelhardt <jengelh@gmx.de> Acked-by: Torben Mathiasen <torben.mathiasen@hp.com> Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@osdl.org> Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@osdl.org>
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diff --git a/Documentation/devices.txt b/Documentation/devices.txt
index 70690f1a14a..8de132a02ba 100644
--- a/Documentation/devices.txt
+++ b/Documentation/devices.txt
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
Maintained by Torben Mathiasen <device@lanana.org>
- Last revised: 15 May 2006
+ Last revised: 29 November 2006
This list is the Linux Device List, the official registry of allocated
device numbers and /dev directory nodes for the Linux operating
@@ -94,6 +94,7 @@ Your cooperation is appreciated.
9 = /dev/urandom Faster, less secure random number gen.
10 = /dev/aio Asynchronous I/O notification interface
11 = /dev/kmsg Writes to this come out as printk's
+
1 block RAM disk
0 = /dev/ram0 First RAM disk
1 = /dev/ram1 Second RAM disk
@@ -122,7 +123,7 @@ Your cooperation is appreciated.
devices are on major 128 and above and use the PTY
master multiplex (/dev/ptmx) to acquire a PTY on
demand.
-
+
2 block Floppy disks
0 = /dev/fd0 Controller 0, drive 0, autodetect
1 = /dev/fd1 Controller 0, drive 1, autodetect
@@ -257,7 +258,7 @@ Your cooperation is appreciated.
129 = /dev/vcsa1 tty1 text/attribute contents
...
191 = /dev/vcsa63 tty63 text/attribute contents
-
+
NOTE: These devices permit both read and write access.
7 block Loopback devices
@@ -411,7 +412,7 @@ Your cooperation is appreciated.
207 = /dev/video/em8300_sp EM8300 DVD decoder subpicture
208 = /dev/compaq/cpqphpc Compaq PCI Hot Plug Controller
209 = /dev/compaq/cpqrid Compaq Remote Insight Driver
- 210 = /dev/impi/bt IMPI coprocessor block transfer
+ 210 = /dev/impi/bt IMPI coprocessor block transfer
211 = /dev/impi/smic IMPI coprocessor stream interface
212 = /dev/watchdogs/0 First watchdog device
213 = /dev/watchdogs/1 Second watchdog device
@@ -506,6 +507,7 @@ Your cooperation is appreciated.
33 = /dev/patmgr1 Sequencer patch manager
34 = /dev/midi02 Third MIDI port
50 = /dev/midi03 Fourth MIDI port
+
14 block BIOS harddrive callback support {2.6}
0 = /dev/dos_hda First BIOS harddrive whole disk
64 = /dev/dos_hdb Second BIOS harddrive whole disk
@@ -527,6 +529,7 @@ Your cooperation is appreciated.
16 char Non-SCSI scanners
0 = /dev/gs4500 Genius 4500 handheld scanner
+
16 block GoldStar CD-ROM
0 = /dev/gscd GoldStar CD-ROM
@@ -548,6 +551,7 @@ Your cooperation is appreciated.
0 = /dev/ttyC0 First Cyclades port
...
31 = /dev/ttyC31 32nd Cyclades port
+
19 block "Double" compressed disk
0 = /dev/double0 First compressed disk
...
@@ -563,6 +567,7 @@ Your cooperation is appreciated.
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
@@ -582,7 +587,7 @@ Your cooperation is appreciated.
This device is used on the ARM-based Acorn RiscPC.
Partitions are handled the same way as for IDE disks
- (see major number 3).
+ (see major number 3).
22 char Digiboard serial card
0 = /dev/ttyD0 First Digiboard port
@@ -591,7 +596,7 @@ Your cooperation is appreciated.
22 block Second IDE hard disk/CD-ROM interface
0 = /dev/hdc Master: whole disk (or CD-ROM)
64 = /dev/hdd Slave: whole disk (or CD-ROM)
-
+
Partitions are handled the same way as for the first
interface (see major number 3).
@@ -639,6 +644,7 @@ Your cooperation is appreciated.
26 char Quanta WinVision frame grabber {2.6}
0 = /dev/wvisfgrab Quanta WinVision frame grabber
+
26 block Second Matsushita (Panasonic/SoundBlaster) CD-ROM
0 = /dev/sbpcd4 Panasonic CD-ROM controller 1 unit 0
1 = /dev/sbpcd5 Panasonic CD-ROM controller 1 unit 1
@@ -670,6 +676,7 @@ Your cooperation is appreciated.
37 = /dev/nrawqft1 Unit 1, no rewind-on-close, no file marks
38 = /dev/nrawqft2 Unit 2, no rewind-on-close, no file marks
39 = /dev/nrawqft3 Unit 3, no rewind-on-close, no file marks
+
27 block Third Matsushita (Panasonic/SoundBlaster) CD-ROM
0 = /dev/sbpcd8 Panasonic CD-ROM controller 2 unit 0
1 = /dev/sbpcd9 Panasonic CD-ROM controller 2 unit 1
@@ -681,6 +688,7 @@ Your cooperation is appreciated.
1 = /dev/staliomem1 Second Stallion card I/O memory
2 = /dev/staliomem2 Third Stallion card I/O memory
3 = /dev/staliomem3 Fourth Stallion card I/O memory
+
28 char Atari SLM ACSI laser printer (68k/Atari)
0 = /dev/slm0 First SLM laser printer
1 = /dev/slm1 Second SLM laser printer
@@ -690,6 +698,7 @@ Your cooperation is appreciated.
1 = /dev/sbpcd13 Panasonic CD-ROM controller 3 unit 1
2 = /dev/sbpcd14 Panasonic CD-ROM controller 3 unit 2
3 = /dev/sbpcd15 Panasonic CD-ROM controller 3 unit 3
+
28 block ACSI disk (68k/Atari)
0 = /dev/ada First ACSI disk whole disk
16 = /dev/adb Second ACSI disk whole disk
@@ -750,6 +759,7 @@ Your cooperation is appreciated.
31 char MPU-401 MIDI
0 = /dev/mpu401data MPU-401 data port
1 = /dev/mpu401stat MPU-401 status port
+
31 block ROM/flash memory card
0 = /dev/rom0 First ROM card (rw)
...
@@ -801,7 +811,7 @@ Your cooperation is appreciated.
34 block Fourth IDE hard disk/CD-ROM interface
0 = /dev/hdg Master: whole disk (or CD-ROM)
64 = /dev/hdh Slave: whole disk (or CD-ROM)
-
+
Partitions are handled the same way as for the first
interface (see major number 3).
@@ -818,6 +828,7 @@ Your cooperation is appreciated.
129 = /dev/smpte1 Second MIDI port, SMPTE timed
130 = /dev/smpte2 Third MIDI port, SMPTE timed
131 = /dev/smpte3 Fourth MIDI port, SMPTE timed
+
35 block Slow memory ramdisk
0 = /dev/slram Slow memory ramdisk
@@ -828,6 +839,7 @@ Your cooperation is appreciated.
16 = /dev/tap0 First Ethertap device
...
31 = /dev/tap15 16th Ethertap device
+
36 block MCA ESDI hard disk
0 = /dev/eda First ESDI disk whole disk
64 = /dev/edb Second ESDI disk whole disk
@@ -882,6 +894,7 @@ Your cooperation is appreciated.
40 char Matrox Meteor frame grabber {2.6}
0 = /dev/mmetfgrab Matrox Meteor frame grabber
+
40 block Syquest EZ135 parallel port removable drive
0 = /dev/eza Parallel EZ135 drive, whole disk
@@ -893,6 +906,7 @@ Your cooperation is appreciated.
41 char Yet Another Micro Monitor
0 = /dev/yamm Yet Another Micro Monitor
+
41 block MicroSolutions BackPack parallel port CD-ROM
0 = /dev/bpcd BackPack CD-ROM
@@ -901,6 +915,7 @@ Your cooperation is appreciated.
the parallel port ATAPI CD-ROM driver at major number 46.
42 char Demo/sample use
+
42 block Demo/sample use
This number is intended for use in sample code, as
@@ -918,6 +933,7 @@ Your cooperation is appreciated.
0 = /dev/ttyI0 First virtual modem
...
63 = /dev/ttyI63 64th virtual modem
+
43 block Network block devices
0 = /dev/nb0 First network block device
1 = /dev/nb1 Second network block device
@@ -934,12 +950,13 @@ Your cooperation is appreciated.
0 = /dev/cui0 Callout device for ttyI0
...
63 = /dev/cui63 Callout device for ttyI63
+
44 block Flash Translation Layer (FTL) filesystems
0 = /dev/ftla FTL on first Memory Technology Device
16 = /dev/ftlb FTL on second Memory Technology Device
32 = /dev/ftlc FTL on third Memory Technology Device
...
- 240 = /dev/ftlp FTL on 16th Memory Technology Device
+ 240 = /dev/ftlp FTL on 16th Memory Technology Device
Partitions are handled in the same way as for IDE
disks (see major number 3) except that the partition
@@ -958,6 +975,7 @@ Your cooperation is appreciated.
191 = /dev/ippp63 64th SyncPPP device
255 = /dev/isdninfo ISDN monitor interface
+
45 block Parallel port IDE disk devices
0 = /dev/pda First parallel port IDE disk
16 = /dev/pdb Second parallel port IDE disk
@@ -1044,6 +1062,7 @@ Your cooperation is appreciated.
1 = /dev/dcbri1 Second DataComm card
2 = /dev/dcbri2 Third DataComm card
3 = /dev/dcbri3 Fourth DataComm card
+
52 block Mylex DAC960 PCI RAID controller; fifth controller
0 = /dev/rd/c4d0 First disk, whole disk
8 = /dev/rd/c4d1 Second disk, whole disk
@@ -1093,6 +1112,7 @@ Your cooperation is appreciated.
55 char DSP56001 digital signal processor
0 = /dev/dsp56k First DSP56001
+
55 block Mylex DAC960 PCI RAID controller; eighth controller
0 = /dev/rd/c7d0 First disk, whole disk
8 = /dev/rd/c7d1 Second disk, whole disk
@@ -1130,6 +1150,7 @@ Your cooperation is appreciated.
0 = /dev/cup0 Callout device for ttyP0
1 = /dev/cup1 Callout device for ttyP1
...
+
58 block Reserved for logical volume manager
59 char sf firewall package
@@ -1149,6 +1170,7 @@ Your cooperation is appreciated.
NAMING CONFLICT -- PROPOSED REVISED NAME /dev/rpda0 etc
60-63 char LOCAL/EXPERIMENTAL USE
+
60-63 block LOCAL/EXPERIMENTAL USE
Allocated for local/experimental use. For devices not
assigned official numbers, these ranges should be
@@ -1434,7 +1456,6 @@ Your cooperation is appreciated.
DAC960 (see major number 48) except that the limit on
partitions is 15.
-
78 char PAM Software's multimodem boards
0 = /dev/ttyM0 First PAM modem
1 = /dev/ttyM1 Second PAM modem
@@ -1450,7 +1471,6 @@ Your cooperation is appreciated.
DAC960 (see major number 48) except that the limit on
partitions is 15.
-
79 char PAM Software's multimodem boards - alternate devices
0 = /dev/cum0 Callout device for ttyM0
1 = /dev/cum1 Callout device for ttyM1
@@ -1466,7 +1486,6 @@ Your cooperation is appreciated.
DAC960 (see major number 48) except that the limit on
partitions is 15.
-
80 char Photometrics AT200 CCD camera
0 = /dev/at200 Photometrics AT200 CCD camera
@@ -1679,7 +1698,7 @@ Your cooperation is appreciated.
1 = /dev/dcxx1 Second capture card
...
- 94 block IBM S/390 DASD block storage
+ 94 block IBM S/390 DASD block storage
0 = /dev/dasda First DASD device, major
1 = /dev/dasda1 First DASD device, block 1
2 = /dev/dasda2 First DASD device, block 2
@@ -1695,7 +1714,7 @@ Your cooperation is appreciated.
1 = /dev/ipnat NAT control device/log file
2 = /dev/ipstate State information log file
3 = /dev/ipauth Authentication control device/log file
- ...
+ ...
96 char Parallel port ATAPI tape devices
0 = /dev/pt0 First parallel port ATAPI tape
@@ -1705,7 +1724,7 @@ Your cooperation is appreciated.
129 = /dev/npt1 Second p.p. ATAPI tape, no rewind
...
- 96 block Inverse NAND Flash Translation Layer
+ 96 block Inverse NAND Flash Translation Layer
0 = /dev/inftla First INFTL layer
16 = /dev/inftlb Second INFTL layer
...
@@ -1937,7 +1956,6 @@ Your cooperation is appreciated.
...
113 block IBM iSeries virtual CD-ROM
-
0 = /dev/iseries/vcda First virtual CD-ROM
1 = /dev/iseries/vcdb Second virtual CD-ROM
...
@@ -2059,11 +2077,12 @@ Your cooperation is appreciated.
...
119 char VMware virtual network control
- 0 = /dev/vnet0 1st virtual network
- 1 = /dev/vnet1 2nd virtual network
+ 0 = /dev/vmnet0 1st virtual network
+ 1 = /dev/vmnet1 2nd virtual network
...
120-127 char LOCAL/EXPERIMENTAL USE
+
120-127 block LOCAL/EXPERIMENTAL USE
Allocated for local/experimental use. For devices not
assigned official numbers, these ranges should be
@@ -2075,7 +2094,6 @@ Your cooperation is appreciated.
nodes; instead they should be accessed through the
/dev/ptmx cloning interface.
-
128 block SCSI disk devices (128-143)
0 = /dev/sddy 129th SCSI disk whole disk
16 = /dev/sddz 130th SCSI disk whole disk
@@ -2087,7 +2105,6 @@ Your cooperation is appreciated.
disks (see major number 3) except that the limit on
partitions is 15.
-
129 block SCSI disk devices (144-159)
0 = /dev/sdeo 145th SCSI disk whole disk
16 = /dev/sdep 146th SCSI disk whole disk
@@ -2123,7 +2140,6 @@ Your cooperation is appreciated.
disks (see major number 3) except that the limit on
partitions is 15.
-
132 block SCSI disk devices (192-207)
0 = /dev/sdgk 193rd SCSI disk whole disk
16 = /dev/sdgl 194th SCSI disk whole disk
@@ -2135,7 +2151,6 @@ Your cooperation is appreciated.
disks (see major number 3) except that the limit on
partitions is 15.
-
133 block SCSI disk devices (208-223)
0 = /dev/sdha 209th SCSI disk whole disk
16 = /dev/sdhb 210th SCSI disk whole disk
@@ -2147,7 +2162,6 @@ Your cooperation is appreciated.
disks (see major number 3) except that the limit on
partitions is 15.
-
134 block SCSI disk devices (224-239)
0 = /dev/sdhq 225th SCSI disk whole disk
16 = /dev/sdhr 226th SCSI disk whole disk
@@ -2159,7 +2173,6 @@ Your cooperation is appreciated.
disks (see major number 3) except that the limit on
partitions is 15.
-
135 block SCSI disk devices (240-255)
0 = /dev/sdig 241st SCSI disk whole disk
16 = /dev/sdih 242nd SCSI disk whole disk
@@ -2171,7 +2184,6 @@ Your cooperation is appreciated.
disks (see major number 3) except that the limit on
partitions is 15.
-
136-143 char Unix98 PTY slaves
0 = /dev/pts/0 First Unix98 pseudo-TTY
1 = /dev/pts/1 Second Unix98 pesudo-TTY
@@ -2384,6 +2396,7 @@ Your cooperation is appreciated.
...
159 char RESERVED
+
159 block RESERVED
160 char General Purpose Instrument Bus (GPIB)
@@ -2427,7 +2440,7 @@ Your cooperation is appreciated.
Partitions are handled in the same way as for IDE
disks (see major number 3) except that the limit on
- partitions is 31.
+ partitions is 31.
162 char Raw block device interface
0 = /dev/rawctl Raw I/O control device
@@ -2483,7 +2496,6 @@ Your cooperation is appreciated.
171 char Reserved for IEEE 1394 (Firewire)
-
172 char Moxa Intellio serial card
0 = /dev/ttyMX0 First Moxa port
1 = /dev/ttyMX1 Second Moxa port
@@ -2543,9 +2555,6 @@ Your cooperation is appreciated.
64 = /dev/usb/rio500 Diamond Rio 500
65 = /dev/usb/usblcd USBLCD Interface (info@usblcd.de)
66 = /dev/usb/cpad0 Synaptics cPad (mouse/LCD)
- 67 = /dev/usb/adutux0 1st Ontrak ADU device
- ...
- 76 = /dev/usb/adutux10 10th Ontrak ADU device
96 = /dev/usb/hiddev0 1st USB HID device
...
111 = /dev/usb/hiddev15 16th USB HID device
@@ -2558,7 +2567,7 @@ Your cooperation is appreciated.
132 = /dev/usb/idmouse ID Mouse (fingerprint scanner) device
133 = /dev/usb/sisusbvga1 First SiSUSB VGA device
...
- 140 = /dev/usb/sisusbvga8 Eigth SISUSB VGA device
+ 140 = /dev/usb/sisusbvga8 Eighth SISUSB VGA device
144 = /dev/usb/lcd USB LCD device
160 = /dev/usb/legousbtower0 1st USB Legotower device
...
@@ -2571,7 +2580,7 @@ Your cooperation is appreciated.
0 = /dev/uba First USB block device
8 = /dev/ubb Second USB block device
16 = /dev/ubc Third USB block device
- ...
+ ...
181 char Conrad Electronic parallel port radio clocks
0 = /dev/pcfclock0 First Conrad radio clock
@@ -2657,7 +2666,7 @@ Your cooperation is appreciated.
32 = /dev/mvideo/status2 Third device
...
...
- 240 = /dev/mvideo/status15 16th device
+ 240 = /dev/mvideo/status15 16th device
...
195 char Nvidia graphics devices
@@ -2795,6 +2804,10 @@ Your cooperation is appreciated.
...
185 = /dev/ttyNX15 Hilscher netX serial port 15
186 = /dev/ttyJ0 JTAG1 DCC protocol based serial port emulation
+ 187 = /dev/ttyUL0 Xilinx uartlite - port 0
+ ...
+ 190 = /dev/ttyUL3 Xilinx uartlite - port 3
+ 191 = /dev/xvc0 Xen virtual console - port 0
205 char Low-density serial ports (alternate device)
0 = /dev/culu0 Callout device for ttyLU0
@@ -2832,7 +2845,6 @@ Your cooperation is appreciated.
82 = /dev/cuvr0 Callout device for ttyVR0
83 = /dev/cuvr1 Callout device for ttyVR1
-
206 char OnStream SC-x0 tape devices
0 = /dev/osst0 First OnStream SCSI tape, mode 0
1 = /dev/osst1 Second OnStream SCSI tape, mode 0
@@ -2922,7 +2934,6 @@ Your cooperation is appreciated.
...
212 char LinuxTV.org DVB driver subsystem
-
0 = /dev/dvb/adapter0/video0 first video decoder of first card
1 = /dev/dvb/adapter0/audio0 first audio decoder of first card
2 = /dev/dvb/adapter0/sec0 (obsolete/unused)
@@ -3008,9 +3019,9 @@ Your cooperation is appreciated.
2 = /dev/3270/tub2 Second 3270 terminal
...
-229 char IBM iSeries virtual console
- 0 = /dev/iseries/vtty0 First console port
- 1 = /dev/iseries/vtty1 Second console port
+229 char IBM iSeries/pSeries virtual console
+ 0 = /dev/hvc0 First console port
+ 1 = /dev/hvc1 Second console port
...
230 char IBM iSeries virtual tape
@@ -3083,12 +3094,14 @@ Your cooperation is appreciated.
234-239 UNASSIGNED
240-254 char LOCAL/EXPERIMENTAL USE
+
240-254 block LOCAL/EXPERIMENTAL USE
Allocated for local/experimental use. For devices not
assigned official numbers, these ranges should be
used in order to avoid conflicting with future assignments.
255 char RESERVED
+
255 block RESERVED
This major is reserved to assist the expansion to a
@@ -3115,7 +3128,20 @@ Your cooperation is appreciated.
257 char Phoenix Technologies Cryptographic Services Driver
0 = /dev/ptlsec Crypto Services Driver
-
+257 block SSFDC Flash Translation Layer filesystem
+ 0 = /dev/ssfdca First SSFDC layer
+ 8 = /dev/ssfdcb Second SSFDC layer
+ 16 = /dev/ssfdcc Third SSFDC layer
+ 24 = /dev/ssfdcd 4th SSFDC layer
+ 32 = /dev/ssfdce 5th SSFDC layer
+ 40 = /dev/ssfdcf 6th SSFDC layer
+ 48 = /dev/ssfdcg 7th SSFDC layer
+ 56 = /dev/ssfdch 8th SSFDC layer
+
+258 block ROM/Flash read-only translation layer
+ 0 = /dev/blockrom0 First ROM card's translation layer interface
+ 1 = /dev/blockrom1 Second ROM card's translation layer interface
+ ...
**** ADDITIONAL /dev DIRECTORY ENTRIES