NAME

makedev, major, minor - manage a device number

SYNOPSIS

#include <sys/types.h>
#include <sys/mkdev.h>

dev_t makedev(major_t maj, minor_t min);

major_t major(dev_t device);

minor_t minor(dev_t device);

DESCRIPTION

The makedev routine returns a formatted device number on success and NODEV on failure. maj is the major number. min is the minor number. makedev can be used to create a device number for input to mknod(2).

The major routine returns the major number component from device.

The minor routine returns the minor number component from device.

makedev will fail if one or more of the following are true:

EINVAL One or both of the arguments maj and min is too large.

EINVAL The device number created from maj and min is NODEV.

major will fail if one or more of the following are true:

EINVAL The device argument is NODEV.

EINVAL The major number component of device is too large.

minor will fail if the following is true:

EINVAL         The device argument is NODEV.

SEE ALSO

stat(2), mknod(2).

DIAGNOSTICS

On failure, NODEV is returned and errno is set to indicate the error.