Re: [patch 01/26] mount options: add documentation

[Miklos Szeredi]

> > > - loop: how is the connection between file and loop device maintained?
> > 
> > We also discussed this with Karel, maybe it didn't make it onto lkml.
> > 
> > The proposed solution was to store the "loop" flag separately in a
> > file under /var.  It could just be an empty file for each such loop
> > device:
> > 
> >   /var/lib/mount/loops/loop0
> > 
> > This file is created by mount(8) if the '-oloop' option is given.  And
> > umount(8) automatically tears down the loop device if it finds this
> > file.
> 
>  It seems we needn't this solution. There is loop auto-destruction
>  patch in -mm.
> 
>  Kernel part:
>     http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=119361296818388&w=2
> 
>  mount(8) part:
>     http://marc.info/?l=util-linux-ng&m=119362955431694&w=2
> 
>  So, with this patch mount(8) needn't to maintain info about loops and
>  umount(8) doesn't need to call LOOP_CLR_FD ioctl, because umount(2)
>  is enough.

Excellent!  This is a very good example how moving a functionality
into the kernel can greatly simplify it.

Thanks,
Miklos
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