On  7 Nov, Carl Lowenstein wrote:

> A visit to the manual page is called for, followed by a visit to the
> source code for the driver.
I did RTFM st(4) and there is written, that the bits 0 and 1 of the
minor number distinguish the mode (rewind, nonrewind, ...). So 
/dev/rst0 must have 60 0 (is at 60 0)
/dev/nrst0 must have 60 1 (is at 60 4)
/dev/erst0 must have 60 2 (not made by MAKEDEV)
This can be different for other tapes (TMSCP, ...) depending on the
drivers. So I think MAKEDEV needs a update to treat the st device
different than mt. I will have a closer look at it today evening. 

> Isn't the whole point of the non-rewind device that the tape does
> not rewind on close. 
Sure. I wanted to say: When /dev/nrst0 points to major / minor device
numbers, that belongs to a rewinding device, then your approach does
not work. 
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