linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 2.6.27-rc2] block: loop device partition support

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Date:	Fri, 08 Aug 2008 20:43:19 -0700
From:	"H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>
To:	Christian Franke <cfchris6@...oo.de>
CC:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 2.6.27-rc2] block: loop device partition support

Christian Franke wrote:
> From: Christian Franke <cfchris6@...oo.de>
> 
> By default, partition support of loop devices is disabled and there 
> seems to be no way to turn it on without changing code, if loop is not 
> compiled as module.
> This patch introduces CONFIG_BLK_DEV_LOOP_MAXPART to make partition 
> support configurable via Kconfig. It keeps that feature disabled by 
> default for not breaking backward compatibility.

The right thing would be to have a backwards compatiblity major and a 
new major; similar to how the md device handles it.

	-hpa
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