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1 files changed, 11 insertions, 8 deletions
diff --git a/block/genhd.c b/block/genhd.c
index 9656f9e9f99e..dc7e089373b9 100644
--- a/block/genhd.c
+++ b/block/genhd.c
@@ -308,19 +308,22 @@ void blkdev_show(struct seq_file *seqf, off_t offset)
/**
* register_blkdev - register a new block device
*
- * @major: the requested major device number [1..255]. If @major = 0, try to
- * allocate any unused major number.
+ * @major: the requested major device number [1..BLKDEV_MAJOR_MAX-1]. If
+ * @major = 0, try to allocate any unused major number.
* @name: the name of the new block device as a zero terminated string
*
* The @name must be unique within the system.
*
* The return value depends on the @major input parameter:
*
- * - if a major device number was requested in range [1..255] then the
- * function returns zero on success, or a negative error code
+ * - if a major device number was requested in range [1..BLKDEV_MAJOR_MAX-1]
+ * then the function returns zero on success, or a negative error code
* - if any unused major number was requested with @major = 0 parameter
* then the return value is the allocated major number in range
- * [1..255] or a negative error code otherwise
+ * [1..BLKDEV_MAJOR_MAX-1] or a negative error code otherwise
+ *
+ * See Documentation/admin-guide/devices.txt for the list of allocated
+ * major numbers.
*/
int register_blkdev(unsigned int major, const char *name)
{
@@ -347,8 +350,8 @@ int register_blkdev(unsigned int major, const char *name)
}
if (major >= BLKDEV_MAJOR_MAX) {
- pr_err("register_blkdev: major requested (%d) is greater than the maximum (%d) for %s\n",
- major, BLKDEV_MAJOR_MAX, name);
+ pr_err("register_blkdev: major requested (%u) is greater than the maximum (%u) for %s\n",
+ major, BLKDEV_MAJOR_MAX-1, name);
ret = -EINVAL;
goto out;
@@ -375,7 +378,7 @@ int register_blkdev(unsigned int major, const char *name)
ret = -EBUSY;
if (ret < 0) {
- printk("register_blkdev: cannot get major %d for %s\n",
+ printk("register_blkdev: cannot get major %u for %s\n",
major, name);
kfree(p);
}