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SubjectRe: (1 loop device) Re: [1/3] 2.6.22-rc1: known regressions v2
[Adding Uwe to CC]

On 16/05/07, Alexey Dobriyan <adobriyan@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Wed, May 16, 2007 at 10:31:30PM +0200, Michal Piotrowski wrote:
> > Block devices
> >
> > Subject : loop devices limited to one single device
> > References : http://lkml.org/lkml/2007/5/16/229
> > Submitter : Uwe Bugla <uwe.bugla@gmx.de>
> > Status : Unknown
>
> >> The patch against loop.c is neither a fix, nor does it create
> >> loop devices on demand:
>
> It does. In kernel memory.
>
> >> Facts are instead, at least on my machine:
>
> >> The number of available loop devices is reduced from 8 (conventional
> >> standard of preceding 2.6 kernels) to 1.
>
> >> The consequence is: If you have to mount more than one single iso-image
> >> with
> >> the loop parameter you are receiving the following message during system
> >> boot:
>
> >> "mount: could not find any free loop device"
>
> I suggest to read mknod(1) manpage.
>
>


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Michal K. K. Piotrowski
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