> azz@gnu.org said:
> > Linus, distributions need loopback to build boot filesystem images.
> No they don't.
Its pretty much impossible to do it any other way. Which should encourage
them to fix it
> ... or unless you want distribution vendors to dig their heads out of the
> sand and learn about nbd.
nbd over loopback deadlocks in user space under load. Its fine with a remote
server not a local one.
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