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.Dd September 28, 2008
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.Dt MAKEDEV 3
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.Os
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.Sh NAME
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.Nm makedev ,
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.Nm major ,
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.Nm minor
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.Nd device number conversion
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.Sh SYNOPSIS
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.In sys/types.h
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.Ft dev_t
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.Fn makedev "int major" "int minor"
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.Ft int
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.Fn major "dev_t dev"
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.Ft int
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.Fn minor "dev_t dev"
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.Sh DESCRIPTION
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The
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.Fn makedev
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macro allows a unique device number to be generated based on its
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.Fa major
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and
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.Fa minor
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number.
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The
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.Fn major
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and
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.Fn minor
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macros can be used to obtain the original numbers from the device number
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.Fa dev .
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.Pp
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In previous implementations of
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.Fx
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all block and character devices were uniquely identified by a pair of
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major and minor numbers.
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The major number referred to a certain device class (e.g. disks, TTYs)
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while the minor number identified an instance within the device class.
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Later versions of
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.Fx
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automatically generate a unique device number for each character device
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visible in
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.Pa /dev/ .
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These numbers are not divided in device classes.
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.Pp
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On
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.Fx
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these macros are only used by utilities that need to exchange numbers
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with other operating systems that may use different encodings for
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.Vt dev_t ,
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but also applications that present these numbers to the user in a more
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conventional way.
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.Sh RETURN VALUES
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The
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.Fn major
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macro returns a device major number that has a value between 0 and 255.
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The
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.Fn minor
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macro returns a device minor number whose value can span the complete
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range of an
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.Vt int .
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.Sh SEE ALSO
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2014-12-26 22:41:10 +00:00
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.Xr mknod 2 ,
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2008-09-28 20:26:16 +00:00
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.Xr devname 3 ,
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2014-12-26 22:41:10 +00:00
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.Xr devfs 5
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