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Date:	Sun, 01 Apr 2007 11:16:14 +0200
From:	devzero@....de
To:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [patch] remove artificial software max_loop limit 

>Remove artificial maximum 256 loop device that can be created due to a
>legacy device number limit.  Searching through lkml archive, there are
>several instances where users complained about the artificial limit
>that the loop driver impose.  There is no reason to have such limit.

Hey, i was one of those :)

Nice to see, that it`s solved now, thanks very much!

I never expected this to happen and put all my hope into dm-loop instead.
Did you mind that Bryn m. Reeves from redhat will suffer a serious depression now? ( ->  http://sources.redhat.com/lvm2/wiki/DMLoop ) ;)

regards
roland

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