@@ -498,12 +498,7 @@ Your cooperation is appreciated.
Each device type has 5 bits (32 minors).
- 13 block 8-bit MFM/RLL/IDE controller
- 0 = /dev/xda First XT disk whole disk
- 64 = /dev/xdb Second XT disk whole disk
-
- Partitions are handled in the same way as IDE disks
- (see major number 3).
+ 13 block
14 char Open Sound System (OSS)
0 = /dev/mixer Mixer control
@@ -3330,9 +3330,6 @@ bytes respectively. Such letter suffixes can also be entirely omitted.
plus one apbt timer for broadcast timer.
x86_mrst_timer=apbt_only | lapic_and_apbt
- xd= [HW,XT] Original XT pre-IDE (RLL encoded) disks.
- xd_geo= See header of drivers/block/xd.c.
-
xen_emul_unplug= [HW,X86,XEN]
Unplug Xen emulated devices
Format: [unplug0,][unplug1]
@@ -80,8 +80,6 @@ Valid names are:
/dev/sdd: -> 0x0830 (forth SCSI disk)
/dev/sde: -> 0x0840 (fifth SCSI disk)
/dev/fd : -> 0x0200 (floppy disk)
- /dev/xda: -> 0x0c00 (first XT disk, unused in Linux/m68k)
- /dev/xdb: -> 0x0c40 (second XT disk, unused in Linux/m68k)
The name must be followed by a decimal number, that stands for the
partition number. Internally, the value of the number is just
Commit d1a6f4f19728d6e90480e53601a90fc9f6a348ad "block: delete super ancient PC-XT driver for 1980's hardware" deleted the XD disk driver, but there are still a few references to it in the documentation directory. Delete the remnants and thus also free up the major block device 13 for reuse. Cc: Paul Gortmaker <paul.gortmaker@windriver.com> Cc: Jens Axboe <axboe@kernel.dk> Signed-off-by: Linus Walleij <linus.walleij@linaro.org> --- Documentation/devices.txt | 7 +------ Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt | 3 --- Documentation/m68k/kernel-options.txt | 2 -- 3 files changed, 1 insertion(+), 11 deletions(-)