[PATCH] Update devices.txt
Update Documentation/devices.txt with a new version from the LANANA site
http://www.lanana.org/docs/device-list/devices-2.6+.txt
Signed-off-by: Jan Engelhardt <jengelh@gmx.de>
Cc: Torben Mathiasen <device@lanana.org>
Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@osdl.org>
Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@osdl.org>
diff --git a/Documentation/devices.txt b/Documentation/devices.txt
index b369a8c..b2f593f 100644
--- a/Documentation/devices.txt
+++ b/Documentation/devices.txt
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
Maintained by Torben Mathiasen <device@lanana.org>
- Last revised: 25 January 2005
+ Last revised: 01 March 2006
This list is the Linux Device List, the official registry of allocated
device numbers and /dev directory nodes for the Linux operating
@@ -94,7 +94,6 @@
9 = /dev/urandom Faster, less secure random number gen.
10 = /dev/aio Asyncronous I/O notification interface
11 = /dev/kmsg Writes to this come out as printk's
- 12 = /dev/oldmem Access to crash dump from kexec kernel
1 block RAM disk
0 = /dev/ram0 First RAM disk
1 = /dev/ram1 Second RAM disk
@@ -262,13 +261,13 @@
NOTE: These devices permit both read and write access.
7 block Loopback devices
- 0 = /dev/loop0 First loopback device
- 1 = /dev/loop1 Second loopback device
+ 0 = /dev/loop0 First loop device
+ 1 = /dev/loop1 Second loop device
...
- The loopback devices are used to mount filesystems not
+ The loop devices are used to mount filesystems not
associated with block devices. The binding to the
- loopback devices is handled by mount(8) or losetup(8).
+ loop devices is handled by mount(8) or losetup(8).
8 block SCSI disk devices (0-15)
0 = /dev/sda First SCSI disk whole disk
@@ -943,7 +942,7 @@
240 = /dev/ftlp FTL on 16th Memory Technology Device
Partitions are handled in the same way as for IDE
- disks (see major number 3) expect that the partition
+ disks (see major number 3) except that the partition
limit is 15 rather than 63 per disk (same as SCSI.)
45 char isdn4linux ISDN BRI driver
@@ -1168,7 +1167,7 @@
The filename of the encrypted container and the passwords
are sent via ioctls (using the sdmount tool) to the master
node which then activates them via one of the
- /dev/scramdisk/x nodes for loopback mounting (all handled
+ /dev/scramdisk/x nodes for loop mounting (all handled
through the sdmount tool).
Requested by: andy@scramdisklinux.org
@@ -2538,18 +2537,32 @@
0 = /dev/usb/lp0 First USB printer
...
15 = /dev/usb/lp15 16th USB printer
- 16 = /dev/usb/mouse0 First USB mouse
- ...
- 31 = /dev/usb/mouse15 16th USB mouse
- 32 = /dev/usb/ez0 First USB firmware loader
- ...
- 47 = /dev/usb/ez15 16th USB firmware loader
48 = /dev/usb/scanner0 First USB scanner
...
63 = /dev/usb/scanner15 16th USB scanner
64 = /dev/usb/rio500 Diamond Rio 500
65 = /dev/usb/usblcd USBLCD Interface (info@usblcd.de)
66 = /dev/usb/cpad0 Synaptics cPad (mouse/LCD)
+ 96 = /dev/usb/hiddev0 1st USB HID device
+ ...
+ 111 = /dev/usb/hiddev15 16th USB HID device
+ 112 = /dev/usb/auer0 1st auerswald ISDN device
+ ...
+ 127 = /dev/usb/auer15 16th auerswald ISDN device
+ 128 = /dev/usb/brlvgr0 First Braille Voyager device
+ ...
+ 131 = /dev/usb/brlvgr3 Fourth Braille Voyager device
+ 132 = /dev/usb/idmouse ID Mouse (fingerprint scanner) device
+ 133 = /dev/usb/sisusbvga1 First SiSUSB VGA device
+ ...
+ 140 = /dev/usb/sisusbvga8 Eigth SISUSB VGA device
+ 144 = /dev/usb/lcd USB LCD device
+ 160 = /dev/usb/legousbtower0 1st USB Legotower device
+ ...
+ 175 = /dev/usb/legousbtower15 16th USB Legotower device
+ 240 = /dev/usb/dabusb0 First daubusb device
+ ...
+ 243 = /dev/usb/dabusb3 Fourth dabusb device
180 block USB block devices
0 = /dev/uba First USB block device
@@ -2710,6 +2723,17 @@
1 = /dev/cpu/1/msr MSRs on CPU 1
...
+202 block Xen Virtual Block Device
+ 0 = /dev/xvda First Xen VBD whole disk
+ 16 = /dev/xvdb Second Xen VBD whole disk
+ 32 = /dev/xvdc Third Xen VBD whole disk
+ ...
+ 240 = /dev/xvdp Sixteenth Xen VBD whole disk
+
+ Partitions are handled in the same way as for IDE
+ disks (see major number 3) except that the limit on
+ partitions is 15.
+
203 char CPU CPUID information
0 = /dev/cpu/0/cpuid CPUID on CPU 0
1 = /dev/cpu/1/cpuid CPUID on CPU 1
@@ -2747,11 +2771,26 @@
46 = /dev/ttyCPM0 PPC CPM (SCC or SMC) - port 0
...
47 = /dev/ttyCPM5 PPC CPM (SCC or SMC) - port 5
- 50 = /dev/ttyIOC40 Altix serial card
+ 50 = /dev/ttyIOC0 Altix serial card
...
- 81 = /dev/ttyIOC431 Altix serial card
- 82 = /dev/ttyVR0 NEC VR4100 series SIU
- 83 = /dev/ttyVR1 NEC VR4100 series DSIU
+ 81 = /dev/ttyIOC31 Altix serial card
+ 82 = /dev/ttyVR0 NEC VR4100 series SIU
+ 83 = /dev/ttyVR1 NEC VR4100 series DSIU
+ 84 = /dev/ttyIOC84 Altix ioc4 serial card
+ ...
+ 115 = /dev/ttyIOC115 Altix ioc4 serial card
+ 116 = /dev/ttySIOC0 Altix ioc3 serial card
+ ...
+ 147 = /dev/ttySIOC31 Altix ioc3 serial card
+ 148 = /dev/ttyPSC0 PPC PSC - port 0
+ ...
+ 153 = /dev/ttyPSC5 PPC PSC - port 5
+ 154 = /dev/ttyAT0 ATMEL serial port 0
+ ...
+ 169 = /dev/ttyAT15 ATMEL serial port 15
+ 170 = /dev/ttyNX0 Hilscher netX serial port 0
+ ...
+ 185 = /dev/ttyNX15 Hilscher netX serial port 15
205 char Low-density serial ports (alternate device)
0 = /dev/culu0 Callout device for ttyLU0
@@ -2786,8 +2825,8 @@
50 = /dev/cuioc40 Callout device for ttyIOC40
...
81 = /dev/cuioc431 Callout device for ttyIOC431
- 82 = /dev/cuvr0 Callout device for ttyVR0
- 83 = /dev/cuvr1 Callout device for ttyVR1
+ 82 = /dev/cuvr0 Callout device for ttyVR0
+ 83 = /dev/cuvr1 Callout device for ttyVR1
206 char OnStream SC-x0 tape devices
@@ -2897,7 +2936,6 @@
...
196 = /dev/dvb/adapter3/video0 first video decoder of fourth card
-
216 char Bluetooth RFCOMM TTY devices
0 = /dev/rfcomm0 First Bluetooth RFCOMM TTY device
1 = /dev/rfcomm1 Second Bluetooth RFCOMM TTY device
@@ -3002,12 +3040,43 @@
ioctl()'s can be used to rewind the tape regardless of
the device used to access it.
-231 char InfiniBand MAD
+231 char InfiniBand
0 = /dev/infiniband/umad0
1 = /dev/infiniband/umad1
- ...
+ ...
+ 63 = /dev/infiniband/umad63 63rd InfiniBandMad device
+ 64 = /dev/infiniband/issm0 First InfiniBand IsSM device
+ 65 = /dev/infiniband/issm1 Second InfiniBand IsSM device
+ ...
+ 127 = /dev/infiniband/issm63 63rd InfiniBand IsSM device
+ 128 = /dev/infiniband/uverbs0 First InfiniBand verbs device
+ 129 = /dev/infiniband/uverbs1 Second InfiniBand verbs device
+ ...
+ 159 = /dev/infiniband/uverbs31 31st InfiniBand verbs device
-232-239 UNASSIGNED
+232 char Biometric Devices
+ 0 = /dev/biometric/sensor0/fingerprint first fingerprint sensor on first device
+ 1 = /dev/biometric/sensor0/iris first iris sensor on first device
+ 2 = /dev/biometric/sensor0/retina first retina sensor on first device
+ 3 = /dev/biometric/sensor0/voiceprint first voiceprint sensor on first device
+ 4 = /dev/biometric/sensor0/facial first facial sensor on first device
+ 5 = /dev/biometric/sensor0/hand first hand sensor on first device
+ ...
+ 10 = /dev/biometric/sensor1/fingerprint first fingerprint sensor on second device
+ ...
+ 20 = /dev/biometric/sensor2/fingerprint first fingerprint sensor on third device
+ ...
+
+233 char PathScale InfiniPath interconnect
+ 0 = /dev/ipath Primary device for programs (any unit)
+ 1 = /dev/ipath0 Access specifically to unit 0
+ 2 = /dev/ipath1 Access specifically to unit 1
+ ...
+ 4 = /dev/ipath3 Access specifically to unit 3
+ 129 = /dev/ipath_sma Device used by Subnet Management Agent
+ 130 = /dev/ipath_diag Device used by diagnostics programs
+
+234-239 UNASSIGNED
240-254 char LOCAL/EXPERIMENTAL USE
240-254 block LOCAL/EXPERIMENTAL USE
@@ -3021,6 +3090,24 @@
This major is reserved to assist the expansion to a
larger number space. No device nodes with this major
should ever be created on the filesystem.
+ (This is probaly not true anymore, but I'll leave it
+ for now /Torben)
+
+---LARGE MAJORS!!!!!---
+
+256 char Equinox SST multi-port serial boards
+ 0 = /dev/ttyEQ0 First serial port on first Equinox SST board
+ 127 = /dev/ttyEQ127 Last serial port on first Equinox SST board
+ 128 = /dev/ttyEQ128 First serial port on second Equinox SST board
+ ...
+ 1027 = /dev/ttyEQ1027 Last serial port on eighth Equinox SST board
+
+256 block Resident Flash Disk Flash Translation Layer
+ 0 = /dev/rfda First RFD FTL layer
+ 16 = /dev/rfdb Second RFD FTL layer
+ ...
+ 240 = /dev/rfdp 16th RFD FTL layer
+
**** ADDITIONAL /dev DIRECTORY ENTRIES