patch-2.2.15 linux/Documentation/devices.txt

• Lines: 292
• Date: Fri Apr 21 12:45:49 2000
• Orig file: v2.2.14/Documentation/devices.txt
• Orig date: Tue Jan 4 21:18:37 2000

diff -u --new-file --recursive --exclude-from ../../exclude v2.2.14/Documentation/devices.txt linux/Documentation/devices.txt
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
+
 		       LINUX ALLOCATED DEVICES
 	     Maintained by H. Peter Anvin <hpa@zytor.com>
 
-		   Last revised: December 21, 1999
+		     Last revised: March 23, 2000
 
 This list is the Linux Device List, the official registry of allocated
 device numbers and /dev directory nodes for the Linux operating
@@ -20,6 +21,9 @@
 platform only.	Allocations marked (68k/Atari) apply to Linux/68k on
 the Atari platform only.
 
+The symbol {2.6} means the allocation is obsolete and scheduled for
+removal once kernel version 2.6 (or equivalent) is released.
+
 This document is in the public domain.	The author requests, however,
 that semantically altered versions are not distributed without
 permission of the author, assuming the author can be contacted without
@@ -306,8 +310,9 @@
 		  9 = /dev/pc110pad	IBM PC-110 digitizer pad
 		 10 = /dev/adbmouse	Apple Desktop Bus mouse
 		 11 = /dev/vrtpanel	Vr41xx embedded touch panel
+		 13 = /dev/vpcmouse	Connectix Virtual PC Mouse
 		128 = /dev/beep		Fancy beep device
-		129 = /dev/modreq	Kernel module load request
+		129 = /dev/modreq	Kernel module load request {2.6}
 		130 = /dev/watchdog	Watchdog timer port
 		131 = /dev/temperature	Machine internal temperature
 		132 = /dev/hwtrap	Hardware fault trap
@@ -320,7 +325,7 @@
 		142 = /dev/msr		x86 model-specific registers
 		143 = /dev/pciconf	PCI configuration space
 		144 = /dev/nvram	Non-volatile configuration RAM
-		145 = /dev/hfmodem	Soundcard shortwave modem control
+		145 = /dev/hfmodem	Soundcard shortwave modem control {2.6}
 		146 = /dev/graphics	Linux/SGI graphics device
 		147 = /dev/opengl	Linux/SGI OpenGL pipe
 		148 = /dev/gfx		Linux/SGI graphics effects device
@@ -355,6 +360,10 @@
 		178 = /dev/jsflash	JavaStation OS flash SIMM
 		179 = /dev/xsvc		High-speed shared-mem/semaphore service
 		180 = /dev/vrbuttons	Vr41xx button input device
+		181 = /dev/toshiba	Toshiba laptop SMM support
+		182 = /dev/perfctr	Performance-monitoring counters
+		183 = /dev/intel_rng	Intel i8x0 random number generator
+		184 = /dev/cpu/microcode CPU microcode update interface
 		240-255			Reserved for local use
 
  11 char	Raw keyboard device
@@ -383,7 +392,7 @@
 		The device names specified are proposed -- if there
 		are "standard" names for these devices, please let me know.
 
-    block	MSCDEX CD-ROM callback support
+    block	MSCDEX CD-ROM callback support {2.6}
 		  0 = /dev/dos_cd0	First MSCDEX CD-ROM
 		  1 = /dev/dos_cd1	Second MSCDEX CD-ROM
 		    ...
@@ -410,7 +419,7 @@
 		  2 = /dev/midi00	First MIDI port
 		  3 = /dev/dsp		Digital audio
 		  4 = /dev/audio	Sun-compatible digital audio
-		  6 = /dev/sndstat	Sound card status information
+		  6 = /dev/sndstat	Sound card status information {2.6}
 		  7 = /dev/audioctl	SPARC audio control device
 		  8 = /dev/sequencer2	Sequencer -- alternate device
 		 16 = /dev/mixer1	Second soundcard mixer control
@@ -421,7 +430,7 @@
 		 33 = /dev/patmgr1	Sequencer patch manager
 		 34 = /dev/midi02	Third MIDI port
 		 50 = /dev/midi03	Fourth MIDI port
-    block	BIOS harddrive callback support
+    block	BIOS harddrive callback support {2.6}
 		  0 = /dev/dos_hda	First BIOS harddrive whole disk
 		 64 = /dev/dos_hdb	Second BIOS harddrive whole disk
 		128 = /dev/dos_hdc	Third BIOS harddrive whole disk
@@ -552,7 +561,7 @@
 		  2 = /dev/sbpcd2	Panasonic CD-ROM controller 0 unit 2
 		  3 = /dev/sbpcd3	Panasonic CD-ROM controller 0 unit 3
 
- 26 char	Quanta WinVision frame grabber
+ 26 char	Quanta WinVision frame grabber {2.6}
 		  0 = /dev/wvisfgrab	Quanta WinVision frame grabber
     block	Second Matsushita (Panasonic/SoundBlaster) CD-ROM
 		  0 = /dev/sbpcd4	Panasonic CD-ROM controller 1 unit 0
@@ -779,7 +788,7 @@
 		      ...
     block	Reserved for Linux/AP+
 
- 40 char	Matrox Meteor frame grabber
+ 40 char	Matrox Meteor frame grabber {2.6}
 		  0 = /dev/mmetfgrab	Matrox Meteor frame grabber
     block	Syquest EZ135 parallel port removable drive
 		  0 = /dev/eza		Parallel EZ135 drive, whole disk
@@ -1267,7 +1276,7 @@
 		disks (see major number 3) except that the limit on
 		partitions is 15.
 
- 83 char	Teletext/videotext interfaces
+ 83 char	Teletext/videotext interfaces {2.6}
 		  0 = /dev/vtx		Teletext decoder
 		 16 = /dev/vttuner	TV tuner on teletext interface
 
@@ -1406,7 +1415,7 @@
 		disks (see major number 3) except that the limit on
 		partitions is 15.
 
- 93 char	IBM Smart Capture Card frame grabber
+ 93 char	IBM Smart Capture Card frame grabber {2.6}
 		  0 = /dev/iscc0	First Smart Capture Card
 		  1 = /dev/iscc1	Second Smart Capture Card
 		    ...
@@ -1420,7 +1429,7 @@
 		    ...
 		240 = /dev/nftlp	16th NTFL layer
 
- 94 char	miroVIDEO DC10/30 capture/playback device
+ 94 char	miroVIDEO DC10/30 capture/playback device {2.6}
 		  0 = /dev/dcxx0	First capture card
 		  1 = /dev/dcxx1	Second capture card
 		    ...
@@ -1464,6 +1473,11 @@
 		These devices support the same API as the generic SCSI
 		devices.
 
+    block	Packet writing for CD/DVD devices
+		  0 = /dev/pktcdvd0	First packet-writing module
+		  1 = /dev/pktcdvd1	Second packet-writing module
+		    ...
+
  98 char	Control and Measurement Device (comedi)
 		  0 = /dev/comedi0	First comedi device
 		  1 = /dev/comedi1	Second comedi device
@@ -1471,23 +1485,34 @@
 
 		See http://stm.lbl.gov/comedi or http://www.llp.fu-berlin.de/.
 
+    block	User-mode virtual block device
+		  0 = /dev/ubd0		First user-mode block device
+		  1 = /dev/ubd1		Second user-mode block device
+		    ...
+
+		This device is used by the user-mode virtual kernel port.
+
  99 char	Raw parallel ports
 		  0 = /dev/parport0	First parallel port
 		  1 = /dev/parport1	Second parallel port
 		    ...
 
-100 char	POTS (analogue telephone) A/B port
+100 char	POTS (analogue telephone) A/B port {2.6}
 		  0 = /dev/phone0	First telephone port
 		  1 = /dev/phone1	Second telephone port
 		    ...
 
+		The names have been reallocated to Telephony For
+		Linux, major 159.  All use of major 100 should be
+		considered legacy and deprecated.
+
 101 char	Motorola DSP 56xxx board
 		  0 = /dev/mdspstat	Status information
 		  1 = /dev/mdsp1	First DSP board I/O controls
 		    ...
 		 16 = /dev/mdsp16	16th DSP board I/O controls
 
-102 char	Philips SAA5249 Teletext signal decoder
+102 char	Philips SAA5249 Teletext signal decoder {2.6}
 		  0 = /dev/tlk0		First Teletext decoder
 		  1 = /dev/tlk1		Second Teletext decoder
 		  2 = /dev/tlk2		Third Teletext decoder
@@ -1528,7 +1553,7 @@
 		  1 = /dev/srnd1	Second miroMEDIA Surround board
 		    ...
 
-111 char	Philips SAA7146-based audio/video card
+111 char	Philips SAA7146-based audio/video card {2.6}
 		  0 = /dev/av0		First A/V card
 		  1 = /dev/av1		Second A/V card
 		    ...
@@ -1564,7 +1589,7 @@
 
 		Plays music using IBM BASIC style strings.
 
-116 char	Advanced Linux System Driver (ALSA)
+116 char	Advanced Linux Sound Driver (ALSA)
 
 117 char	COSA/SRP synchronous serial card
 		  0 = /dev/cosa0c0	1st board, 1st channel
@@ -1693,9 +1718,9 @@
 		  1 = /dev/gfax1	GammaLink channel 1
 		    ...
 
-159 char	Quicknet Technologies Internet PhoneJack/LineJack
-		  0 = /dev/ixj0		First device
-		  1 = /dev/ixj1		Second device
+159 char	Telephony for Linux
+		  0 = /dev/phone0	First telephony device
+		  1 = /dev/phone1	Second telephony device
 		    ...
 
 160 char	General Purpose Instrument Bus (GPIB)
@@ -1831,6 +1856,7 @@
 		 48 = /dev/usb/scanner0	First USB scanner
 		    ...
 		 63 = /dev/usb/scanner15 16th USB scanner
+		 64 = /dev/usb/rio500	Diamond Rio 500
 
 181 char	Conrad Electronic parallel port radio clocks
 		  0 = /dev/pcfclock0	First Conrad radio clock
@@ -1855,7 +1881,12 @@
 		  1 = /dev/pevss1	Second sender board
 		    ...
 
-185 char	Reserved for InterMezzo high availability file system
+185 char	InterMezzo high availability file system
+		  0 = /dev/intermezzo0	First cache manager
+		  1 = /dev/intermezzo1	Second cache manager
+		    ...
+
+		See http://www.inter-mezzo.org/ for more information.
 
 186 char	Object-based storage control device
 		  0 = /dev/obd0		First obd control device
@@ -1864,7 +1895,10 @@
 
 		See ftp://ftp.lustre.org/pub/obd for code and information.
 
-187 char	UNALLOCATED
+187 char	DESkey hardware encryption device
+		  0 = /dev/deskey0	First DES key
+		  1 = /dev/deskey1	Second DES key
+		    ...
 
 188 char	USB serial converters
 		  0 = /dev/ttyUSB0	First USB serial converter
@@ -1881,7 +1915,37 @@
 		  1 = /dev/kctt1	Second KCT/T card
 		    ...
 
-191-239		UNALLOCATED
+191 char	Reserved for PCMCIA
+
+192 char	Kernel profiling interface
+		  0 = /dev/profile	Profiling control device
+		  1 = /dev/profile0	Profiling device for CPU 0
+		  2 = /dev/profile1	Profiling device for CPU 1
+		    ...
+
+193 char	Kernel event-tracing interface
+		  0 = /dev/trace	Tracing control device
+		  1 = /dev/trace0	Tracing device for CPU 0
+		  2 = /dev/trace1	Tracing device for CPU 1
+		    ...
+
+194 char	linVideoStreams (LINVS)
+		  0 = /dev/mvideo/status0	Video compression status
+		  1 = /dev/mvideo/stream0	Video stream
+		  2 = /dev/mvideo/frame0	Single compressed frame
+		  3 = /dev/mvideo/rawframe0	Raw uncompressed frame
+		  4 = /dev/mvideo/codec0	Direct codec access
+		  5 = /dev/mvideo/video4linux0	Video4Linux compatibility
+
+		 16 = /dev/mvideo/status1	Second device
+		    ...
+		 32 = /dev/mvideo/status2	Third device
+		    ...
+		    ...
+		240 = /dev/mvideo/status15	16th device 
+		    ...
+
+195-239		UNALLOCATED
 
 240-254		LOCAL/EXPERIMENTAL USE
 
@@ -1910,7 +1974,6 @@
 /dev/stderr	fd/2		symbolic	stderr file descriptor
 /dev/nfsd	socksys		symbolic	Required by iBCS-2
 /dev/X0R	null		symbolic	Required by iBCS-2
-/dev/i2o*	/dev/i2o/*	symbolic	Backward compatibility
 
 Note: /dev/X0R is <letter X>-<digit 0>-<letter R>.
 
@@ -1923,6 +1986,7 @@
 /dev/ftape	qft0		symbolic	Backward compatibility
 /dev/bttv0	video0		symbolic	Backward compatibility
 /dev/radio	radio0		symbolic	Backward compatibility
+/dev/i2o*	/dev/i2o/*	symbolic	Backward compatibility
 /dev/scd?	sr?		hard		Alternate SCSI CD-ROM name
 
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