azz@gnu.org said:
> Linus, distributions need loopback to build boot filesystem images.
No they don't.
> Shipping 2.4 without the loopback device isn't really an option,
> unless you want distributions to ship an old kernel version just so
> that they can make their boot floppies.
... or unless you want distribution vendors to dig their heads out of the
sand and learn about nbd.
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