diff -urpN -X /home/fletch/.diff.exclude 600-32bit_dev_t/drivers/scsi/sd.c 610-lotsa_sds/drivers/scsi/sd.c
--- 600-32bit_dev_t/drivers/scsi/sd.c	Tue Aug  5 20:01:53 2003
+++ 610-lotsa_sds/drivers/scsi/sd.c	Wed Aug 13 20:48:47 2003
@@ -61,7 +61,9 @@
  * Remaining dev_t-handling stuff
  */
 #define SD_MAJORS	16
-#define SD_DISKS	(SD_MAJORS << 4)
+#define SD_DISKS	((SD_MAJORS - 1) << 4)
+#define LAST_MAJOR_DISKS	(1 << (KDEV_MINOR_BITS - 4))
+#define TOTAL_SD_DISKS	(SD_DISKS + LAST_MAJOR_DISKS)
 
 /*
  * Time out in seconds for disks and Magneto-opticals (which are slower).
@@ -87,7 +89,7 @@ struct scsi_disk {
 	unsigned	RCD : 1;	/* state of disk RCD bit, unused */
 };
 
-static unsigned long sd_index_bits[SD_DISKS / BITS_PER_LONG];
+static unsigned long sd_index_bits[TOTAL_SD_DISKS / BITS_PER_LONG];
 static spinlock_t sd_index_lock = SPIN_LOCK_UNLOCKED;
 
 static int sd_revalidate_disk(struct gendisk *disk);
@@ -122,6 +124,9 @@ static int sd_major(int major_idx)
 		return SCSI_DISK1_MAJOR + major_idx - 1;
 	case 8 ... 15:
 		return SCSI_DISK8_MAJOR + major_idx - 8;
+#define MAX_IDX       (TOTAL_SD_DISKS >> 4)
+	case 16 ... MAX_IDX:
+		return SCSI_DISK15_MAJOR;
 	default:
 		BUG();
 		return 0;	/* shut up gcc */
@@ -1258,8 +1263,8 @@ static int sd_probe(struct device *dev)
 		goto out_free;
 
 	spin_lock(&sd_index_lock);
-	index = find_first_zero_bit(sd_index_bits, SD_DISKS);
-	if (index == SD_DISKS) {
+	index = find_first_zero_bit(sd_index_bits, TOTAL_SD_DISKS);
+	if (index == TOTAL_SD_DISKS) {
 		spin_unlock(&sd_index_lock);
 		error = -EBUSY;
 		goto out_put;
@@ -1274,15 +1279,25 @@ static int sd_probe(struct device *dev)
 	sdkp->openers = 0;
 
 	gd->major = sd_major(index >> 4);
-	gd->first_minor = (index & 15) << 4;
+#define DISKS_PER_MINOR_MASK	((1 << (KDEV_MINOR_BITS - 4)) - 1)
+	if (index > SD_DISKS) 
+		gd->first_minor = ((index - SD_DISKS) & DISKS_PER_MINOR_MASK) << 4;
+	else
+		gd->first_minor = (index & 15) << 4;
 	gd->minors = 16;
 	gd->fops = &sd_fops;
 
-	if (index >= 26) {
+	if (index < 26) {
+		sprintf(gd->disk_name, "sd%c", 'a' + index % 26);
+	} else if (index < (26*27)) {
 		sprintf(gd->disk_name, "sd%c%c",
 			'a' + index/26-1,'a' + index % 26);
 	} else {
-		sprintf(gd->disk_name, "sd%c", 'a' + index % 26);
+		const unsigned int m1 = (index/ 26 - 1) / 26 - 1;
+		const unsigned int m2 = (index / 26 - 1) % 26;
+		const unsigned int m3 = index % 26;
+		sprintf(gd->disk_name, "sd%c%c%c", 
+			'a' + m1, 'a' + m2, 'a' + m3);
 	}
 
 	strcpy(gd->devfs_name, sdp->devfs_name);