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DRM render node numbering

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Why do DRM render nodes in /dev/dri/renderD start their numbering from 128 while the privileged interaces in /dev/dri/card start at zero?
$ ls -al /dev/dri/
total 0
drwxr-xr-x   3 root root        100 Nov 21 07:46 .
drwxr-xr-x  23 root root       6040 Nov 22 11:09 ..
drwxr-xr-x   2 root root         80 Nov 21 07:46 by-path
crw-rw----+  1 root video  226,   0 Nov 21 07:46 card0
crw-rw----+  1 root render 226, 128 Nov 21 07:46 renderD128
Asked by Bram (989 rep)
Nov 22, 2022, 08:35 PM
Last activity: Nov 22, 2022, 11:36 PM