>> what if the b and c device entries for the hard disks went to new
>> major numbers, with the old majors still active for a release or two?
>> surely the drivers don't care...do they?
>
>Why only b and c ? We need a new major number for each supported disk.

b and c is supposed to mean "block" and "character".  i have no idea
why was being so terse when i wrote that.  and yes, after some more
thought, i can see that it would not just be wd and sd devices, but
also ccd, fd, raid, cd, mcd, and md.

>> or is the major obstacle the size of the disklabel...?
>
>Not really, but with 16 we'll have the problem again soon. We need a more
>generic solution here.

hmph.  :(

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