patch-2.1.56 linux/Documentation/devices.txt

• Lines: 60
• Date: Mon Sep 15 09:42:35 1997
• Orig file: v2.1.55/linux/Documentation/devices.txt
• Orig date: Sun Sep 7 13:10:42 1997

diff -u --recursive --new-file v2.1.55/linux/Documentation/devices.txt linux/Documentation/devices.txt
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 		       LINUX ALLOCATED DEVICES
 	     Maintained by H. Peter Anvin <hpa@zytor.com>
 
-		   Last revised: September 5, 1997
+		   Last revised: September 11, 1997
 
 This list is the successor to Rick Miller's Linux Device List, which
 he stopped maintaining when he got busy with other things in 1993.  It
@@ -9,12 +9,13 @@
 recommended /dev directory nodes for these devices.
 
 The latest version of this list is included with the Linux kernel
-sources in LaTeX and ASCII form.  In case of discrepancy, the LaTeX
-version is authoritative.
+sources in LaTeX and ASCII form.  It is also available separately from
+ftp://ftp.kernel.org/pub/linux/docs/device-list/.  In case of
+discrepancy, the LaTeX version is authoritative.
 
 This document is included by reference into the Linux Filesystem
-Standard (FSSTND).  The FSSTND is available via FTP from
-tsx-11.mit.edu in the directory /pub/linux/docs/linux-standards/fsstnd.
+Standard (FSSTND).  The FSSTND is available from
+ftp://tsx-11.mit.edu/pub/linux/docs/linux-standards/fsstnd/.
 
 To have a major number allocated, or a minor number in situations
 where that applies (e.g. busmice), please contact me with the
@@ -748,6 +749,16 @@
 		  0 = /dev/cui0		Callout device corresponding to ttyI0
 		      ...
 		 63 = /dev/cui63	Callout device corresponding to ttyI63
+    block	Flash Translatio 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) expect 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
@@ -1042,7 +1053,14 @@
 		  1 = /dev/i2c1		Second I2C adapter
 		    ...
 
- 90-119		UNALLOCATED
+ 90 char	Memory Technology Device (RAM, ROM, Flash)
+		  0 = /dev/mtd0		First MTD (rw)
+		  1 = /dev/mtdr0	First MTD (ro)
+		    ...
+		 30 = /dev/mtd15	16th MTD (rw)
+		 31 = /dev/mtdr15	16th MTD (ro)
+
+ 91-119		UNALLOCATED
 
 120-127		LOCAL/EXPERIMENTAL USE