We used to allocate major numbers quite randomly, with no common place
to look them up if needed.
This commit is changing that by placing all major number allocations
under a new C++ namespace, in the API/MajorNumberAllocation.h file.
We also add the foundations of what is needed before we can publish this
information (allocated numbers for block and char devices) to userspace.
This device is a block device that allows a user to effectively treat an
Inode as a block device.
The static construction method is given an OpenFileDescription reference
but validates that:
- The description has a valid custody (so it's not some arbitrary file).
Failing this requirement will yield EINVAL.
- The description custody points to an Inode which is a regular file, as
we only support (seekable) regular files. Failing this requirement
will yield ENOTSUP.
LoopDevice can be used to mount a regular file on the filesystem like
other supported types of (physical) block devices.