linux-kernel - bug in 2.6.22-rc1: loop devices limited to one single device

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Message-ID: <20070516150831.292350@gmx.net>
Date:	Wed, 16 May 2007 17:08:31 +0200
From:	"Uwe Bugla" <uwe.bugla@....de>
To:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Cc:	akpm@...ux-foundation.org, torvalds@...ux-foundation.org,
	viro@...iv.linux.org.uk, kenchen@...gle.com
Subject: bug in 2.6.22-rc1: loop devices limited to one single device

Hi,

The patch against loop.c is neither a fix, nor does it create
loop devices on demand:

Facts are instead, at least on my machine:

The number of available loop devices is reduced from 8 (conventional
standard of preceding 2.6 kernels) to 1.

The consequence is: If you have to mount more than one single iso-image with
the loop parameter you are receiving the following message during system boot:

"mount: could not find any free loop device"

Regards

Uwe

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