On Sat, 26 Feb 2011, Frank Wille wrote: > Modified Files: > src/etc/etc.sandpoint: MAKEDEV.conf > src/sys/arch/sandpoint/conf: files.sandpoint > > Log Message: > Changed satmgr(4) device major number from 100 to 144, which is reserved > for local/vendor use according to src/sys/conf/majors. This prevents > problems when the shared PowerPC device majors list gets another entry.
I thought that "Majors 144-159 are reserved for local/vendor use" meant "Device drivers that are part of NetBSD will not use major numbers 144 to 159; those numbers may be used by end users or third party vendors who add custom device drivers to systems bsed on NetBSD." --apb (Alan Barrett)