Re: Larger dev_t

[Alan Cox]

> Not using 64 also gives interesting small problems with Solaris or
> FreeBSD NFS mounts. One uses 14+18, the other 8+24, so with 12+20
> we cannot handle Solaris' majors and we cannot handle FreeBSD's minors.

Mount NFS device areas with NFSv2. Thats the standard workaround for the
fact the NFSv3 designers got a good idea slightly wrong. There are other
approaches too that also do not need 64bits.
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