Hi!
> > > Are we talking about a loopback filesystem, or the loopback block
> > > device? Andries' patch for the loopback block device made it into a
> > > recent 2.3.x kernel.
> >
> > You are too optimistic. I fixed a refcount flaw.
> > I did not fix anything related to actual I/O.
> > No, the loop device is still seriously broken.
>
> The current mess appears to be a set of interesting tq_disk interactions (I
> can explain what I think is happening if anyone cares). The fix should be
> to disable plugging for the loop device, but I've not tried it.
To follow up myself: with plugging disabled, it works for me (tm);
otherwise it breaks very fast.
Pavel
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