> > Indeed, I'd say what we have right now is also a bug. I can understand > > (based on inherent limits in the dev_t) why a given device could only have > > a certain number of open instances, but the only global limit I'd expect > > on the number of open instances would be memory. > > Yes, its the 32-bit dev_t that creates the problem. (18 bit minor numbers.)
I'm confused by that answer. I would expect the 32-bit dev_t to be the limit on the number of simultaneous opens on a given self-cloning device. I would not expect it to be the limit on the number of simultaneous opens of all network devices on the system. -- meem _______________________________________________ networking-discuss mailing list [email protected]
