(1 loop device) Re: [1/3] 2.6.22-rc1: known regressions v2

[Alexey Dobriyan]

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@xxxxxx>
> 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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