[klibc] [PATCH] kinit

[Volker Dormeyer]

On Wed, Mar 10, 2004 at 10:28:30AM -0800,
H. Peter Anvin <hpa at zytor.com> wrote:
 > Volker Dormeyer wrote:
 > >
 > >try_name () determined "part" with minor 3 and "res" contained major 3.
 > >Now, try_name () returned "6" and mknod () created /dev/root with
 > >major 0 and minor 6. I did a left shift of 8 bits, to give mknod () an
 > >appropriate 16 bit value of type dev_t.
 > >
 > 
 > NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO...
 > 
 > First of all, dev_t is 32 bits not 16.  Use makedev() to create one.

Ah, I will see what I can do. It seems that using makedev () means some
additional changes in do_mounts.c.

Regards
Volker

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 Volker Dormeyer	<volker at ixolution.de>