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| author | Jonathan Corbet <corbet@lwn.net> | 2016-11-07 17:08:33 -0700 |
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| committer | Jonathan Corbet <corbet@lwn.net> | 2016-11-07 17:08:33 -0700 |
| commit | 63ac0cf9375f038583616abfb72b8d9368d94f6b (patch) | |
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Merge branch 'sphinx-fixes-for-docs-next' of git://people.freedesktop.org/~jani/drm into test
A set of PDF and other docs related fixes from Jani.
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| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/admin-guide/java.rst | 52 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.rst | 4374 | ||||
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| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/admin-guide/mono.rst | 4 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/admin-guide/ramoops.rst | 4 |
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diff --git a/Documentation/admin-guide/devices.rst b/Documentation/admin-guide/devices.rst index 89db341fba7a..7fadc05330dd 100644 --- a/Documentation/admin-guide/devices.rst +++ b/Documentation/admin-guide/devices.rst @@ -56,3090 +56,8 @@ an unreasonable effort. Your cooperation is appreciated. -:: - - 0 Unnamed devices (e.g. non-device mounts) - 0 = reserved as null device number - See block major 144, 145, 146 for expansion areas. - - 1 char Memory devices - 1 = /dev/mem Physical memory access - 2 = /dev/kmem Kernel virtual memory access - 3 = /dev/null Null device - 4 = /dev/port I/O port access - 5 = /dev/zero Null byte source - 6 = /dev/core OBSOLETE - replaced by /proc/kcore - 7 = /dev/full Returns ENOSPC on write - 8 = /dev/random Nondeterministic random number gen. - 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, reads - export the buffered printk records. - 12 = /dev/oldmem OBSOLETE - replaced by /proc/vmcore - - 1 block RAM disk - 0 = /dev/ram0 First RAM disk - 1 = /dev/ram1 Second RAM disk - ... - 250 = /dev/initrd Initial RAM disk - - Older kernels had /dev/ramdisk (1, 1) here. - /dev/initrd refers to a RAM disk which was preloaded - by the boot loader; newer kernels use /dev/ram0 for - the initrd. - - 2 char Pseudo-TTY masters - 0 = /dev/ptyp0 First PTY master - 1 = /dev/ptyp1 Second PTY master - ... - 255 = /dev/ptyef 256th PTY master - - Pseudo-tty's are named as follows: - * Masters are "pty", slaves are "tty"; - * the fourth letter is one of pqrstuvwxyzabcde indicating - the 1st through 16th series of 16 pseudo-ttys each, and - * the fifth letter is one of 0123456789abcdef indicating - the position within the series. - - These are the old-style (BSD) PTY devices; Unix98 - 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 - 2 = /dev/fd2 Controller 0, drive 2, autodetect - 3 = /dev/fd3 Controller 0, drive 3, autodetect - 128 = /dev/fd4 Controller 1, drive 0, autodetect - 129 = /dev/fd5 Controller 1, drive 1, autodetect - 130 = /dev/fd6 Controller 1, drive 2, autodetect - 131 = /dev/fd7 Controller 1, drive 3, autodetect - - To specify format, add to the autodetect device number: - 0 = /dev/fd? Autodetect format - 4 = /dev/fd?d360 5.25" 360K in a 360K drive(1) - 20 = /dev/fd?h360 5.25" 360K in a 1200K drive(1) - 48 = /dev/fd?h410 5.25" 410K in a 1200K drive - 64 = /dev/fd?h420 5.25" 420K in a 1200K drive - 24 = /dev/fd?h720 5.25" 720K in a 1200K drive - 80 = /dev/fd?h880 5.25" 880K in a 1200K drive(1) - 8 = /dev/fd?h1200 5.25" 1200K in a 1200K drive(1) - 40 = /dev/fd?h1440 5.25" 1440K in a 1200K drive(1) - 56 = /dev/fd?h1476 5.25" 1476K in a 1200K drive - 72 = /dev/fd?h1494 5.25" 1494K in a 1200K drive - 92 = /dev/fd?h1600 5.25" 1600K in a 1200K drive(1) - - 12 = /dev/fd?u360 3.5" 360K Double Density(2) - 16 = /dev/fd?u720 3.5" 720K Double Density(1) - 120 = /dev/fd?u800 3.5" 800K Double Density(2) - 52 = /dev/fd?u820 3.5" 820K Double Density - 68 = /dev/fd?u830 3.5" 830K Double Density - 84 = /dev/fd?u1040 3.5" 1040K Double Density(1) - 88 = /dev/fd?u1120 3.5" 1120K Double Density(1) - 28 = /dev/fd?u1440 3.5" 1440K High Density(1) - 124 = /dev/fd?u1600 3.5" 1600K High Density(1) - 44 = /dev/fd?u1680 3.5" 1680K High Density(3) - 60 = /dev/fd?u1722 3.5" 1722K High Density - 76 = /dev/fd?u1743 3.5" 1743K High Density - 96 = /dev/fd?u1760 3.5" 1760K High Density - 116 = /dev/fd?u1840 3.5" 1840K High Density(3) - 100 = /dev/fd?u1920 3.5" 1920K High Density(1) - 32 = /dev/fd?u2880 3.5" 2880K Extra Density(1) - 104 = /dev/fd?u3200 3.5" 3200K Extra Density - 108 = /dev/fd?u3520 3.5" 3520K Extra Density - 112 = /dev/fd?u3840 3.5" 3840K Extra Density(1) - - 36 = /dev/fd?CompaQ Compaq 2880K drive; obsolete? - - (1) Autodetectable format - (2) Autodetectable format in a Double Density (720K) drive only - (3) Autodetectable format in a High Density (1440K) drive only - - NOTE: The letter in the device name (d, q, h or u) - signifies the type of drive: 5.25" Double Density (d), - 5.25" Quad Density (q), 5.25" High Density (h) or 3.5" - (any model, u). The use of the capital letters D, H - and E for the 3.5" models have been deprecated, since - the drive type is insignificant for these devices. - - 3 char Pseudo-TTY slaves - 0 = /dev/ttyp0 First PTY slave - 1 = /dev/ttyp1 Second PTY slave - ... - 255 = /dev/ttyef 256th PTY slave - - These are the old-style (BSD) PTY devices; Unix98 - devices are on major 136 and above. - - 3 block First MFM, RLL and IDE hard disk/CD-ROM interface - 0 = /dev/hda Master: whole disk (or CD-ROM) - 64 = /dev/hdb Slave: whole disk (or CD-ROM) - - For partitions, add to the whole disk device number: - 0 = /dev/hd? Whole disk - 1 = /dev/hd?1 First partition - 2 = /dev/hd?2 Second partition - ... - 63 = /dev/hd?63 63rd partition - - For Linux/i386, partitions 1-4 are the primary - partitions, and 5 and above are logical partitions. - Other versions of Linux use partitioning schemes - appropriate to their respective architectures. - - 4 char TTY devices - 0 = /dev/tty0 Current virtual console - - 1 = /dev/tty1 First virtual console - ... - 63 = /dev/tty63 63rd virtual console - 64 = /dev/ttyS0 First UART serial port - ... - 255 = /dev/ttyS191 192nd UART serial port - - UART serial ports refer to 8250/16450/16550 series devices. - - Older versions of the Linux kernel used this major - number for BSD PTY devices. As of Linux 2.1.115, this - is no longer supported. Use major numbers 2 and 3. - - 4 block Aliases for dynamically allocated major devices to be used - when its not possible to create the real device nodes - because the root filesystem is mounted read-only. - - 0 = /dev/root - - 5 char Alternate TTY devices - 0 = /dev/tty Current TTY device - 1 = /dev/console System console - 2 = /dev/ptmx PTY master multiplex - 3 = /dev/ttyprintk User messages via printk TTY device - 64 = /dev/cua0 Callout device for ttyS0 - ... - 255 = /dev/cua191 Callout device for ttyS191 - - (5,1) is /dev/console starting with Linux 2.1.71. See - the section on terminal devices for more information - on /dev/console. - - 6 char Parallel printer devices - 0 = /dev/lp0 Parallel printer on parport0 - 1 = /dev/lp1 Parallel printer on parport1 - ... - - Current Linux kernels no longer have a fixed mapping - between parallel ports and I/O addresses. Instead, - they are redirected through the parport multiplex layer. - - 7 char Virtual console capture devices - 0 = /dev/vcs Current vc text contents - 1 = /dev/vcs1 tty1 text contents - ... - 63 = /dev/vcs63 tty63 text contents - 128 = /dev/vcsa Current vc text/attribute contents - 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 - 0 = /dev/loop0 First loop device - 1 = /dev/loop1 Second loop device - ... - - The loop devices are used to mount filesystems not - associated with block devices. The binding to the - loop devices is handled by mount(8) or losetup(8). - - 8 block SCSI disk devices (0-15) - 0 = /dev/sda First SCSI disk whole disk - 16 = /dev/sdb Second SCSI disk whole disk - 32 = /dev/sdc Third SCSI disk whole disk - ... - 240 = /dev/sdp Sixteenth SCSI disk whole disk - - Partitions are handled in the same way as for IDE - disks (see major number 3) except that the limit on - partitions is 15. - - 9 char SCSI tape devices - 0 = /dev/st0 First SCSI tape, mode 0 - 1 = /dev/st1 Second SCSI tape, mode 0 - ... - 32 = /dev/st0l First SCSI tape, mode 1 - 33 = /dev/st1l Second SCSI tape, mode 1 - ... - 64 = /dev/st0m First SCSI tape, mode 2 - 65 = /dev/st1m Second SCSI tape, mode 2 - ... - 96 = /dev/st0a First SCSI tape, mode 3 - 97 = /dev/st1a Second SCSI tape, mode 3 - ... - 128 = /dev/nst0 First SCSI tape, mode 0, no rewind - 129 = /dev/nst1 Second SCSI tape, mode 0, no rewind - ... - 160 = /dev/nst0l First SCSI tape, mode 1, no rewind - 161 = /dev/nst1l Second SCSI tape, mode 1, no rewind - ... - 192 = /dev/nst0m First SCSI tape, mode 2, no rewind - 193 = /dev/nst1m Second SCSI tape, mode 2, no rewind - ... - 224 = /dev/nst0a First SCSI tape, mode 3, no rewind - 225 = /dev/nst1a Second SCSI tape, mode 3, no rewind - ... - - "No rewind" refers to the omission of the default - automatic rewind on device close. The MTREW or MTOFFL - ioctl()'s can be used to rewind the tape regardless of - the device used to access it. - - 9 block Metadisk (RAID) devices - 0 = /dev/md0 First metadisk group - 1 = /dev/md1 Second metadisk group - ... - - The metadisk driver is used to span a - filesystem across multiple physical disks. - - 10 char Non-serial mice, misc features - 0 = /dev/logibm Logitech bus mouse - 1 = /dev/psaux PS/2-style mouse port - 2 = /dev/inportbm Microsoft Inport bus mouse - 3 = /dev/atibm ATI XL bus mouse - 4 = /dev/jbm J-mouse - 4 = /dev/amigamouse Amiga mouse (68k/Amiga) - 5 = /dev/atarimouse Atari mouse - 6 = /dev/sunmouse Sun mouse - 7 = /dev/amigamouse1 Second Amiga mouse - 8 = /dev/smouse Simple serial mouse driver - 9 = /dev/pc110pad IBM PC-110 digitizer pad - 10 = /dev/adbmouse Apple Desktop Bus mouse - 11 = /dev/vrtpanel Vr41xx embedded touch panel - 13 = /dev/vpcmouse Connectix Virtual PC Mouse - 14 = /dev/touchscreen/ucb1x00 UCB 1x00 touchscreen - 15 = /dev/touchscreen/mk712 MK712 touchscreen - 128 = /dev/beep Fancy beep device - 129 = - 130 = /dev/watchdog Watchdog timer port - 131 = /dev/temperature Machine internal temperature - 132 = /dev/hwtrap Hardware fault trap - 133 = /dev/exttrp External device trap - 134 = /dev/apm_bios Advanced Power Management BIOS - 135 = /dev/rtc Real Time Clock - 137 = /dev/vhci Bluetooth virtual HCI driver - 139 = /dev/openprom SPARC OpenBoot PROM - 140 = /dev/relay8 Berkshire Products Octal relay card - 141 = /dev/relay16 Berkshire Products ISO-16 relay card - 142 = - 143 = /dev/pciconf PCI configuration space - 144 = /dev/nvram Non-volatile configuration RAM - 145 = /dev/hfmodem Soundcard shortwave modem control - 146 = /dev/graphics Linux/SGI graphics device - 147 = /dev/opengl Linux/SGI OpenGL pipe - 148 = /dev/gfx Linux/SGI graphics effects device - 149 = /dev/input/mouse Linux/SGI Irix emulation mouse - 150 = /dev/input/keyboard Linux/SGI Irix emulation keyboard - 151 = /dev/led Front panel LEDs - 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 - 156 = /dev/lcd Front panel LCD display - 157 = /dev/ac Applicom Intl Profibus card - 158 = /dev/nwbutton Netwinder external button - 159 = /dev/nwdebug Netwinder debug interface - 160 = /dev/nwflash Netwinder flash memory - 161 = /dev/userdma User-space DMA access - 162 = /dev/smbus System Management Bus - 163 = /dev/lik Logitech Internet Keyboard - 164 = /dev/ipmo Intel Intelligent Platform Management - 165 = /dev/vmmon VMware virtual machine monitor - 166 = /dev/i2o/ctl I2O configuration manager - 167 = /dev/specialix_sxctl Specialix serial control - 168 = /dev/tcldrv Technology Concepts serial control - 169 = /dev/specialix_rioctl Specialix RIO serial control - 170 = /dev/thinkpad/thinkpad IBM Thinkpad devices - 171 = /dev/srripc QNX4 API IPC manager - 172 = /dev/usemaclone Semaphore clone device - 173 = /dev/ipmikcs Intelligent Platform Management - 174 = /dev/uctrl SPARCbook 3 microcontroller - 175 = /dev/agpgart AGP Graphics Address Remapping Table - 176 = /dev/gtrsc Gorgy Timing radio clock - 177 = /dev/cbm Serial CBM bus - 178 = /dev/jsflash JavaStation OS flash SIMM - 179 = /dev/xsvc High-speed shared-mem/semaphore service - 180 = /dev/vrbuttons Vr41xx button input device - 181 = /dev/toshiba Toshiba laptop SMM support - 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 - 187 = /dev/irnet IrNET device - 188 = /dev/smbusbios SMBus BIOS - 189 = /dev/ussp_ctl User space serial port control - 190 = /dev/crash Mission Critical Linux crash dump facility - 191 = /dev/pcl181 <information missing> - 192 = /dev/nas_xbus NAS xbus LCD/buttons access - 193 = /dev/d7s SPARC 7-segment display - 194 = /dev/zkshim Zero-Knowledge network shim control - 195 = /dev/elographics/e2201 Elographics touchscreen E271-2201 - 196 = /dev/vfio/vfio VFIO userspace driver interface - 197 = /dev/pxa3xx-gcu PXA3xx graphics controller unit driver - 198 = /dev/sexec Signed executable interface - 199 = /dev/scanners/cuecat :CueCat barcode scanner - 200 = /dev/net/tun TAP/TUN network device - 201 = /dev/button/gulpb Transmeta GULP-B buttons - 202 = /dev/emd/ctl Enhanced Metadisk RAID (EMD) control - 203 = /dev/cuse Cuse (character device in user-space) - 204 = /dev/video/em8300 EM8300 DVD decoder control - 205 = /dev/video/em8300_mv EM8300 DVD decoder video - 206 = /dev/video/em8300_ma EM8300 DVD decoder audio - 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 - 211 = /dev/impi/smic IMPI coprocessor stream interface - 212 = /dev/watchdogs/0 First watchdog device - 213 = /dev/watchdogs/1 Second watchdog device - 214 = /dev/watchdogs/2 Third watchdog device - 215 = /dev/watchdogs/3 Fourth watchdog device - 216 = /dev/fujitsu/apanel Fujitsu/Siemens application panel - 217 = /dev/ni/natmotn National Instruments Motion - 218 = /dev/kchuid Inter-process chuid control - 219 = /dev/modems/mwave MWave modem firmware upload - 220 = /dev/mptctl Message passing technology (MPT) control - 221 = /dev/mvista/hssdsi Montavista PICMG hot swap system driver - 222 = /dev/mvista/hasi Montavista PICMG high availability - 223 = /dev/input/uinput User level driver support for input - 224 = /dev/tpm TCPA TPM driver - 225 = /dev/pps Pulse Per Second driver - 226 = /dev/systrace Systrace device - 227 = /dev/mcelog X86_64 Machine Check Exception driver - 228 = /dev/hpet HPET driver - 229 = /dev/fuse Fuse (virtual filesystem in user-space) - 230 = /dev/midishare MidiShare driver - 231 = /dev/snapshot System memory snapshot device - 232 = /dev/kvm Kernel-based virtual machine (hardware virtualization extensions) - 233 = /dev/kmview View-OS A process with a view - 234 = /dev/btrfs-control Btrfs control device - 235 = /dev/autofs Autofs control device - 236 = /dev/mapper/control Device-Mapper control device - 237 = /dev/loop-control Loopback control device - 238 = /dev/vhost-net Host kernel accelerator for virtio net - 239 = /dev/uhid User-space I/O driver support for HID subsystem - - 240-254 Reserved for local use - 255 Reserved for MISC_DYNAMIC_MINOR - - 11 char Raw keyboard device (Linux/SPARC only) - 0 = /dev/kbd Raw keyboard device - - 11 char Serial Mux device (Linux/PA-RISC only) - 0 = /dev/ttyB0 First mux port - 1 = /dev/ttyB1 Second mux port - ... - - 11 block SCSI CD-ROM devices - 0 = /dev/scd0 First SCSI CD-ROM - 1 = /dev/scd1 Second SCSI CD-ROM - ... - - The prefix /dev/sr (instead of /dev/scd) has been deprecated. - - 12 char QIC-02 tape - 2 = /dev/ntpqic11 QIC-11, no rewind-on-close - 3 = /dev/tpqic11 QIC-11, rewind-on-close - 4 = /dev/ntpqic24 QIC-24, no rewind-on-close - 5 = /dev/tpqic24 QIC-24, rewind-on-close - 6 = /dev/ntpqic120 QIC-120, no rewind-on-close - 7 = /dev/tpqic120 QIC-120, rewind-on-close - 8 = /dev/ntpqic150 QIC-150, no rewind-on-close - 9 = /dev/tpqic150 QIC-150, rewind-on-close - - The device names specified are proposed -- if there - are "standard" names for these devices, please let me know. - - 12 block - - 13 char Input core - 0 = /dev/input/js0 First joystick - 1 = /dev/input/js1 Second joystick - ... - 32 = /dev/input/mouse0 First mouse - 33 = /dev/input/mouse1 Second mouse - ... - 63 = /dev/input/mice Unified mouse - 64 = /dev/input/event0 First event queue - 65 = /dev/input/event1 Second event queue - ... - - Each device type has 5 bits (32 minors). - - 13 block Previously used for the XT disk (/dev/xdN) - Deleted in kernel v3.9. - - 14 char Open Sound System (OSS) - 0 = /dev/mixer Mixer control - 1 = /dev/sequencer Audio sequencer - 2 = /dev/midi00 First MIDI port - 3 = /dev/dsp Digital audio - 4 = /dev/audio Sun-compatible digital audio - 6 = - 7 = /dev/audioctl SPARC audio control device - 8 = /dev/sequencer2 Sequencer -- alternate device - 16 = /dev/mixer1 Second soundcard mixer control - 17 = /dev/patmgr0 Sequencer patch manager - 18 = /dev/midi01 Second MIDI port - 19 = /dev/dsp1 Second soundcard digital audio - 20 = /dev/audio1 Second soundcard Sun digital audio - 33 = /dev/patmgr1 Sequencer patch manager - 34 = /dev/midi02 Third MIDI port - 50 = /dev/midi03 Fourth MIDI port - - 14 block - - 15 char Joystick - 0 = /dev/js0 First analog joystick - 1 = /dev/js1 Second analog joystick - ... - 128 = /dev/djs0 First digital joystick - 129 = /dev/djs1 Second digital joystick - ... - 15 block Sony CDU-31A/CDU-33A CD-ROM - 0 = /dev/sonycd Sony CDU-31a CD-ROM - - 16 char Non-SCSI scanners - 0 = /dev/gs4500 Genius 4500 handheld scanner - - 16 block GoldStar CD-ROM - 0 = /dev/gscd GoldStar CD-ROM - - 17 char OBSOLETE (was Chase serial card) - 0 = /dev/ttyH0 First Chase port - 1 = /dev/ttyH1 Second Chase port - ... - 17 block Optics Storage CD-ROM - 0 = /dev/optcd Optics Storage CD-ROM - - 18 char OBSOLETE (was Chase serial card - alternate devices) - 0 = /dev/cuh0 Callout device for ttyH0 - 1 = /dev/cuh1 Callout device for ttyH1 - ... - 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 - ... - 7 = /dev/double7 Eighth compressed disk - 128 = /dev/cdouble0 Mirror of first compressed disk - ... - 135 = /dev/cdouble7 Mirror of eighth compressed disk - - 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 - - 21 char Generic SCSI access - 0 = /dev/sg0 First generic SCSI device - 1 = /dev/sg1 Second generic SCSI device - ... - - Most distributions name these /dev/sga, /dev/sgb...; - this sets an unnecessary limit of 26 SCSI devices in - the system and is counter to standard Linux - device-naming practice. - - 21 block Acorn MFM hard drive interface - 0 = /dev/mfma First MFM drive whole disk - 64 = /dev/mfmb Second MFM drive whole disk - - This device is used on the ARM-based Acorn RiscPC. - Partitions are handled the same way as for IDE disks - (see major number 3). - - 22 char Digiboard serial card - 0 = /dev/ttyD0 First Digiboard port - 1 = /dev/ttyD1 Second Digiboard port - ... - 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). - - 23 char Digiboard serial card - alternate devices - 0 = /dev/cud0 Callout device for ttyD0 - 1 = /dev/cud1 Callout device for ttyD1 - ... - 23 block Mitsumi proprietary CD-ROM - 0 = /dev/mcd Mitsumi CD-ROM - - 24 char Stallion serial card - 0 = /dev/ttyE0 Stallion port 0 card 0 - 1 = /dev/ttyE1 Stallion port 1 card 0 - ... - 64 = /dev/ttyE64 Stallion port 0 card 1 - 65 = /dev/ttyE65 Stallion port 1 card 1 - ... - 128 = /dev/ttyE128 Stallion port 0 card 2 - 129 = /dev/ttyE129 Stallion port 1 card 2 - ... - 192 = /dev/ttyE192 Stallion port 0 card 3 - 193 = /dev/ttyE193 Stallion port 1 card 3 - ... - 24 block Sony CDU-535 CD-ROM - 0 = /dev/cdu535 Sony CDU-535 CD-ROM - - 25 char Stallion serial card - alternate devices - 0 = /dev/cue0 Callout device for ttyE0 - 1 = /dev/cue1 Callout device for ttyE1 - ... - 64 = /dev/cue64 Callout device for ttyE64 - 65 = /dev/cue65 Callout device for ttyE65 - ... - 128 = /dev/cue128 Callout device for ttyE128 - 129 = /dev/cue129 Callout device for ttyE129 - ... - 192 = /dev/cue192 Callout device for ttyE192 - 193 = /dev/cue193 Callout device for ttyE193 - ... - 25 block First Matsushita (Panasonic/SoundBlaster) CD-ROM - 0 = /dev/sbpcd0 Panasonic CD-ROM controller 0 unit 0 - 1 = /dev/sbpcd1 Panasonic CD-ROM controller 0 unit 1 - 2 = /dev/sbpcd2 Panasonic CD-ROM controller 0 unit 2 - 3 = /dev/sbpcd3 Panasonic CD-ROM controller 0 unit 3 - - 26 char - - 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 - 2 = /dev/sbpcd6 Panasonic CD-ROM controller 1 unit 2 - 3 = /dev/sbpcd7 Panasonic CD-ROM controller 1 unit 3 - - 27 char QIC-117 tape - 0 = /dev/qft0 Unit 0, rewind-on-close - 1 = /dev/qft1 Unit 1, rewind-on-close - 2 = /dev/qft2 Unit 2, rewind-on-close - 3 = /dev/qft3 Unit 3, rewind-on-close - 4 = /dev/nqft0 Unit 0, no rewind-on-close - 5 = /dev/nqft1 Unit 1, no rewind-on-close - 6 = /dev/nqft2 Unit 2, no rewind-on-close - 7 = /dev/nqft3 Unit 3, no rewind-on-close - 16 = /dev/zqft0 Unit 0, rewind-on-close, compression - 17 = /dev/zqft1 Unit 1, rewind-on-close, compression - 18 = /dev/zqft2 Unit 2, rewind-on-close, compression - 19 = /dev/zqft3 Unit 3, rewind-on-close, compression - 20 = /dev/nzqft0 Unit 0, no rewind-on-close, compression - 21 = /dev/nzqft1 Unit 1, no rewind-on-close, compression - 22 = /dev/nzqft2 Unit 2, no rewind-on-close, compression - 23 = /dev/nzqft3 Unit 3, no rewind-on-close, compression - 32 = /dev/rawqft0 Unit 0, rewind-on-close, no file marks - 33 = /dev/rawqft1 Unit 1, rewind-on-close, no file marks - 34 = /dev/rawqft2 Unit 2, rewind-on-close, no file marks - 35 = /dev/rawqft3 Unit 3, rewind-on-close, no file marks - 36 = /dev/nrawqft0 Unit 0, no rewind-on-close, no file marks - 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 - 2 = /dev/sbpcd10 Panasonic CD-ROM controller 2 unit 2 - 3 = /dev/sbpcd11 Panasonic CD-ROM controller 2 unit 3 - - 28 char Stallion serial card - card programming - 0 = /dev/staliomem0 First Stallion card I/O memory - 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 - ... - 28 block Fourth Matsushita (Panasonic/SoundBlaster) CD-ROM - 0 = /dev/sbpcd12 Panasonic CD-ROM controller 3 unit 0 - 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 - 32 = /dev/adc Third ACSI disk whole disk - ... - 240 = /dev/adp 16th ACSI disk whole disk - - Partitions are handled in the same way as for IDE - disks (see major number 3) except that the limit on - partitions is 15, like SCSI. - - 29 char Universal frame buffer - 0 = /dev/fb0 First frame buffer - 1 = /dev/fb1 Second frame buffer - ... - 31 = /dev/fb31 32nd frame buffer - - 29 block Aztech/Orchid/Okano/Wearnes CD-ROM - 0 = /dev/aztcd Aztech CD-ROM - - 30 char iBCS-2 compatibility devices - 0 = /dev/socksys Socket access - 1 = /dev/spx SVR3 local X interface - 32 = /dev/inet/ip Network access - 33 = /dev/inet/icmp - 34 = /dev/inet/ggp - 35 = /dev/inet/ipip - 36 = /dev/inet/tcp - 37 = /dev/inet/egp - 38 = /dev/inet/pup - 39 = /dev/inet/udp - 40 = /dev/inet/idp - 41 = /dev/inet/rawip - - Additionally, iBCS-2 requires the following links: - - /dev/ip -> /dev/inet/ip - /dev/icmp -> /dev/inet/icmp - /dev/ggp -> /dev/inet/ggp - /dev/ipip -> /dev/inet/ipip - /dev/tcp -> /dev/inet/tcp - /dev/egp -> /dev/inet/egp - /dev/pup -> /dev/inet/pup - /dev/udp -> /dev/inet/udp - /dev/idp -> /dev/inet/idp - /dev/rawip -> /dev/inet/rawip - /dev/inet/arp -> /dev/inet/udp - /dev/inet/rip -> /dev/inet/udp - /dev/nfsd -> /dev/socksys - /dev/X0R -> /dev/null (? apparently not required ?) - - 30 block Philips LMS CM-205 CD-ROM - 0 = /dev/cm205cd Philips LMS CM-205 CD-ROM - - /dev/lmscd is an older name for this device. This - driver does not work with the CM-205MS CD-ROM. - - 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) - ... - 7 = /dev/rom7 Eighth ROM card (rw) - 8 = /dev/rrom0 First ROM card (ro) - ... - 15 = /dev/rrom7 Eighth ROM card (ro) - 16 = /dev/flash0 First flash memory card (rw) - ... - 23 = /dev/flash7 Eighth flash memory card (rw) - 24 = /dev/rflash0 First flash memory card (ro) - ... - 31 = /dev/rflash7 Eighth flash memory card (ro) - - The read-write (rw) devices support back-caching - written data in RAM, as well as writing to flash RAM - devices. The read-only devices (ro) support reading - only. - - 32 char Specialix serial card - 0 = /dev/ttyX0 First Specialix port - 1 = /dev/ttyX1 Second Specialix port - ... - 32 block Philips LMS CM-206 CD-ROM - 0 = /dev/cm206cd Philips LMS CM-206 CD-ROM - - 33 char Specialix serial card - alternate devices - 0 = /dev/cux0 Callout device for ttyX0 - 1 = /dev/cux1 Callout device for ttyX1 - ... - 33 block Third IDE hard disk/CD-ROM interface - 0 = /dev/hde Master: whole disk (or CD-ROM) - 64 = /dev/hdf Slave: whole disk (or CD-ROM) - - Partitions are handled the same way as for the first - interface (see major number 3). - - 34 char Z8530 HDLC driver - 0 = /dev/scc0 First Z8530, first port - 1 = /dev/scc1 First Z8530, second port - 2 = /dev/scc2 Second Z8530, first port - 3 = /dev/scc3 Second Z8530, second port - ... - - In a previous version these devices were named - /dev/sc1 for /dev/scc0, /dev/sc2 for /dev/scc1, and so - on. - - 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). - - 35 char tclmidi MIDI driver - 0 = /dev/midi0 First MIDI port, kernel timed - 1 = /dev/midi1 Second MIDI port, kernel timed - 2 = /dev/midi2 Third MIDI port, kernel timed - 3 = /dev/midi3 Fourth MIDI port, kernel timed - 64 = /dev/rmidi0 First MIDI port, untimed - 65 = /dev/rmidi1 Second MIDI port, untimed - 66 = /dev/rmidi2 Third MIDI port, untimed - 67 = /dev/rmidi3 Fourth MIDI port, untimed - 128 = /dev/smpte0 First MIDI port, SMPTE timed - 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 - - 36 char Netlink support - 0 = /dev/route Routing, device updates, kernel to user - 1 = /dev/skip enSKIP security cache control - 3 = /dev/fwmonitor Firewall packet copies - 16 = /dev/tap0 First Ethertap device - ... - 31 = /dev/tap15 16th Ethertap device - - 36 block OBSOLETE (was MCA ESDI hard disk) - - 37 char IDE tape - 0 = /dev/ht0 First IDE tape - 1 = /dev/ht1 Second IDE tape - ... - 128 = /dev/nht0 First IDE tape, no rewind-on-close - 129 = /dev/nht1 Second IDE tape, no rewind-on-close - ... - - Currently, only one IDE tape drive is supported. - - 37 block Zorro II ramdisk - 0 = /dev/z2ram Zorro II ramdisk - - 38 char Myricom PCI Myrinet board - 0 = /dev/mlanai0 First Myrinet board - 1 = /dev/mlanai1 Second Myrinet board - ... - - This device is used for status query, board control - and "user level packet I/O." This board is also - accessible as a standard networking "eth" device. - - 38 block OBSOLETE (was Linux/AP+) - - 39 char ML-16P experimental I/O board - 0 = /dev/ml16pa-a0 First card, first analog channel - 1 = /dev/ml16pa-a1 First card, second analog channel - ... - 15 = /dev/ml16pa-a15 First card, 16th analog channel - 16 = /dev/ml16pa-d First card, digital lines - 17 = /dev/ml16pa-c0 First card, first counter/timer - 18 = /dev/ml16pa-c1 First card, second counter/timer - 19 = /dev/ml16pa-c2 First card, third counter/timer - 32 = /dev/ml16pb-a0 Second card, first analog channel - 33 = /dev/ml16pb-a1 Second card, second analog channel - ... - 47 = /dev/ml16pb-a15 Second card, 16th analog channel - 48 = /dev/ml16pb-d Second card, digital lines - 49 = /dev/ml16pb-c0 Second card, first counter/timer - 50 = /dev/ml16pb-c1 Second card, second counter/timer - 51 = /dev/ml16pb-c2 Second card, third counter/timer - ... - 39 block - - 40 char - - 40 block - - 41 char Yet Another Micro Monitor - 0 = /dev/yamm Yet Another Micro Monitor - - 41 block - - 42 char Demo/sample use - - 42 block Demo/sample use - - This number is intended for use in sample code, as - well as a general "example" device number. It - should never be used for a device driver that is being - distributed; either obtain an official number or use - the local/experimental range. The sudden addition or - removal of a driver with this number should not cause - ill effects to the system (bugs excepted.) - - IN PARTICULAR, ANY DISTRIBUTION WHICH CONTAINS A - DEVICE DRIVER USING MAJOR NUMBER 42 IS NONCOMPLIANT. - - 43 char isdn4linux virtual modem - 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 - ... - - Network Block Device is somehow similar to loopback - devices: If you read from it, it sends packet across - network asking server for data. If you write to it, it - sends packet telling server to write. It could be used - to mounting filesystems over the net, swapping over - the net, implementing block device in userland etc. - - 44 char isdn4linux virtual modem - alternate devices - 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 - - Partitions are handled in the same way as for IDE - disks (see major number 3) except that the partition - limit is 15 rather than 63 per disk (same as SCSI.) - - 45 char isdn4linux ISDN BRI driver - 0 = /dev/isdn0 First virtual B channel raw data - ... - 63 = /dev/isdn63 64th virtual B channel raw data - 64 = /dev/isdnctrl0 First channel control/debug - ... - 127 = /dev/isdnctrl63 64th channel control/debug - - 128 = /dev/ippp0 First SyncPPP device - ... - 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 - 32 = /dev/pdc Third parallel port IDE disk - 48 = /dev/pdd Fourth parallel port IDE disk - - Partitions are handled in the same way as for IDE - disks (see major number 3) except that the partition - limit is 15 rather than 63 per disk. - - 46 char Comtrol Rocketport serial card |
