CONFIG_USB_DYNAMIC_MINORS: Dynamic USB minor allocation

General informations

The Linux kernel configuration item CONFIG_USB_DYNAMIC_MINORS has multiple definitions:

Dynamic USB minor allocation found in drivers/usb/core/Kconfig

The configuration item CONFIG_USB_DYNAMIC_MINORS:

• prompt: Dynamic USB minor allocation
• type: bool
• depends on: (none)
• defined in drivers/usb/core/Kconfig
• found in Linux kernels: 2.6.26–2.6.39, 3.0–3.19, 4.0–4.20, 5.0–5.19, 6.0–6.12, 6.13-rc+HEAD

Help text

If you say Y here, the USB subsystem will use dynamic minor allocation for any device that uses the USB major number. This means that you can have more than 16 of a single type of device (like USB printers).

If you are unsure about this, say N here.

Dynamic USB minor allocation (EXPERIMENTAL) found in drivers/usb/core/Kconfig

The configuration item CONFIG_USB_DYNAMIC_MINORS:

• prompt: Dynamic USB minor allocation (EXPERIMENTAL)
• type: bool
• depends on: CONFIG_USB && CONFIG_EXPERIMENTAL
• defined in drivers/usb/core/Kconfig
• found in Linux kernels: 2.5.45–2.5.75, 2.6.0–2.6.25

Help text

If you say Y here, the USB subsystem will use dynamic minor allocation for any device that uses the USB major number. This means that you can have more than 16 of a single type of device (like USB printers).

If you are unsure about this, say N here.

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