Re: Loop Encryption

Andrew E. Mileski (aem@netcom.ca)
Fri, 6 Jun 1997 23:22:44 -0400 (EDT)

> Btw, what happens if you leave "holes" in the file which is mounted
> by loop filesystem, fill the fs with the loop file in it, and then try to
> fill the loop fs.. Will there be a -ENOSPC or a crash?

How many holes does it take to fill the Albert hall? :*)

Seriously, you asked an excellent question. The loop driver will
end up causing "block not present" errors when accessing a file
with holes [I just tried it]. At least it's not fatal.

I don't know if this is correct behaviour, or fixable.
I'm open for suggestions.

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