linux-kernel - Re: [patch] remove artificial software max

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Message-ID: <20070401190051.GA31165@c2.user-mode-linux.org>
Date:	Sun, 1 Apr 2007 15:00:51 -0400
From:	Jeff Dike <jdike@...toit.com>
To:	devzero@....de
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [patch] remove artificial software max_loop limit

On Sun, Apr 01, 2007 at 12:53:55PM +0200, devzero@....de wrote:
> not sure if this is a real issue and if it`s UML or loop related -
> but how is low-memory situations being handled when creating loop
> devices ? 

It's UML-related - it's not dealing with the case of a kernel thread
failing because of a lack of memory.

				Jeff

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