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    block: implement extended dev numbers · bcce3de1
    Tejun Heo authored
    Implement extended device numbers.  A block driver can tell block
    layer that it wants to use extended device numbers.  After the usual
    minor space is used up, block layer automatically allocates devt's
    from EXT_BLOCK_MAJOR.
    
    Currently only one major number is allocated for this but as the
    allocation is strictly on-demand, ~1mil minor space under it should
    suffice unless the system actually has more than ~1mil partitions and
    if that ever happens adding more majors to the extended devt area is
    easy.
    
    Due to internal implementation issues, the first partition can't be
    allocated on the extended area.  In other words, genhd->minors should
    at least be 1.  This limitation will be lifted by later changes.
    Signed-off-by: default avatarTejun Heo <tj@kernel.org>
    Signed-off-by: default avatarJens Axboe <jens.axboe@oracle.com>
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