Re: bug in 2.6.22-rc2: loop mount limited to one single iso image

[Al Viro]

On Mon, May 21, 2007 at 09:11:02AM -0700, Linus Torvalds wrote:
> 
> 
> On Sun, 20 May 2007, Kay Sievers wrote:
> > 
> > Right, providing "preallocated" devices, 8 or the number given in
> > max_loop, sounds like the best option until the tools can handle that.
> 
> Yes. Can somebody who actually _uses_ loop send a tested patch, please?

FWIW, I do and I have tested it; what I did *not* do is using a testbox
with dynamic /dev for testing.  Mea culpa...

AFAICS, patch that went to akpm (preallocate max_loop instances) is OK.
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