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clone(7) -- opens a major and minor device pair on a STREAMS driver
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The clone driver is a "pass through" device driver that allows other drivers to select unique minor device numbers on each open(). In effect, the driver passes an open operation through to the other driver. This mechanism allows for multiple instantiations of a driver, each with a different minor number, through a single device file. When the clone driver is opened, it is passed a major and mino... |
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By pressing "Scroll Lock" you can use the arrow keys to scroll backward
through the console output. Press "Scroll Lock" again to turn it off.
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