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Subject[PATCH] status update of loop
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As stated in 

http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=linux-kernel&m=106275365925769&w=2

loop.c is broken. Apparently nobody is interested in fixing the problem (0
replies) and Linux is still to immature to have a central bugtracking
database (one which is regularly checked by developers), here is the
appropriate patch:

--- linux-2.6.0-test5/drivers/block/Kconfig~ Sun Jul 27 18:58:50 2003
+++ linux-2.6.0-test5/drivers/block/Kconfig Tue Sep 16 00:23:54 2003
@@ -221,7 +221,8 @@
for the device number

config BLK_DEV_LOOP
- tristate "Loopback device support"
+ tristate "Loopback device support (EXPERIMENTAL)"
+ depends on EXPERIMENTAL
---help---
Saying Y here will allow you to use a regular file as a block
device; you can then create a file system on that block device and
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