From: Jeremy Katz <katzj@redhat.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] Virtual console driver on /dev/xvc0 (take two)
Date: Fri, 04 Aug 2006 13:21:39 -0400
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On Fri, 2006-08-04 at 13:15 -0400, Amos Waterland wrote:
> Use the low-density serial console major and the next free minor
> according to the Lanana.  Since it would be awkward to say
> 'xencons=xvc187', use name_base to allow /dev/xvc0 to be 
> major/minor 204/187.

Please go through the process of sending mail to lanana and getting an
officially assigned number.  Once that's done and it's being used, this
should be okay but not before.

Jeremy