Linux Allocated Devices

Maintained by H. Peter Anvin <hpa@zytor.com>

Last revised: July 9, 1996

This list is the successor to Rick Miller's Linux Device List, which he stopped maintaining when he got busy with other things in 1993. It is a registry of allocated major device numbers, as well as the recommended /dev directory nodes for these devices.

The latest version of this list is included with the Linux kernel sources in LATEX and ASCII form. In case of discrepancy, the LATEX version is authoritative.

This document is included by reference into the Linux Filesystem Standard (FSSTND). The FSSTND is available via FTP from tsx-11.mit.edu in the directory /pub/linux/docs/linux-standards/fsstnd.

To have a major number allocated, or a minor number in situations where that applies (e.g. busmice), please contact me with the appropriate device information. Also, if you have additional information regarding any of the devices listed below, or if I have made a mistake, I would greatly appreciate a note. When sending me mail, please include the word ``device'' in the subject so your mail won't accidentally get buried!

Allocations marked (68k/Amiga) apply to Linux/68k on the Amiga platform only. Allocations marked (68k/Atari) apply to Linux/68k on the Atari platform only.

This document is in the public domain. The author requests, however, that semantically altered versions are not distributed without permission of the author, assuming the author can be contacted without an unreasonable effort.

In particular, please don't sent patches for this list to Linus, at least not without contacting me first.

I do not have any information about these devices beyond what appears on this list. Any such information requests will be deleted without reply.