linux(4): Uniformly dev_t arguments translation

linux(4): Uniformly dev_t arguments translation

The two main uses of dev_t are in struct stat and as a parameter of the
mknod system calls.
As of version 2.6.0 of the Linux kernel, dev_t is a 32-bit quantity
with 12 bits set asaid for the major number and 20 for the minor number.
The in-kernel dev_t encoded as MMMmmmmm, where M is a hex digit of the
major number and m is a hex digit of the minor number.
The user-space dev_t encoded as mmmM MMmm, where M and m is the major
and minor numbers accordingly. This is downward compatible with legacy
systems where dev_t is 16 bits wide, encoded as MMmm.
In glibc dev_t is a 64-bit quantity, with 32-bit major and minor numbers,
encoded as MMMM Mmmm mmmM MMmm. This is downward compatible with the Linux
kernel and with legacy systems where dev_t is 16 bits wide.
In the FreeBSD dev_t is a 64-bit quantity. The major and minor numbers
are encoded as MMMmmmMm, therefore conversion of the device numbers between
Linux user-space and FreeBSD kernel required.