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Re: [Xen-devel] [PATCH linux-2.6.18-xen] blktap: make max # of tap devic
| To: | "Laszlo Ersek" <lersek@xxxxxxxxxx> |
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| Subject: | Re: [Xen-devel] [PATCH linux-2.6.18-xen] blktap: make max # of tap devices a module parameter |
| From: | "Jan Beulich" <JBeulich@xxxxxxxxxx> |
| Date: | Tue, 22 Feb 2011 15:49:28 +0000 |
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>>> On 22.02.11 at 15:20, Laszlo Ersek <lersek@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Hi, > > should anybody still use the blktap(1) driver in linux-2.6.18-xen, the > following patch intends to make the maximum number of tapdevs > configurable at module insertion time. The number is clamped to [256 .. > NR_EVENT_CHANNELS]. I removed the definition of MAX_DEV_NAME because it > didn't seem to be used at all. > > Thanks for considering, > Laszlo Ersek Without replacing the call to register_chrdev() with one to __register_chrdev() (available only with 2.6.32 and newer) I can't see how you would get beyond 256 devices with the changes you propose. Jan _______________________________________________ Xen-devel mailing list Xen-devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx http://lists.xensource.com/xen-devel |
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