linux-kernel - Re: /dev/loop* devices not appearing in /dev (at least since 2.6.22-rc3*)

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Date:	Thu, 14 Jun 2007 14:52:06 +0200
From:	Paolo Ornati <ornati@...twebnet.it>
To:	Matthew <jackdachef@...il.com>
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: /dev/loop* devices not appearing in /dev (at least since
 2.6.22-rc3*)

On Thu, 14 Jun 2007 13:37:32 +0200
Matthew <jackdachef@...il.com> wrote:

> now back to topic:
> 
> /dev/loop* seems to be broken since (at least) 2.6.22-rc3, since that
> was the first kernel I tried of the 2.6.22-rc* series
> 
> ls -l /dev/ | grep loop
> 
> shows no output

Yes, now the "loop" devices are dynamically allocated.... a patch to
provide the 8 "static allocated" loop devices is already in current git
(post -rc4, will be in -rc5).


commit a47653fc2643cf61bcabba8c9ff5c45517c089ba
Author: Ken Chen <kenchen@...gle.com>
Date:   Fri Jun 8 13:46:44 2007 -0700

    loop: preallocate eight loop devices

    The kernel on-demand loop device instantiation breaks several user space
    tools as the tools are not ready to cope with the "on-demand feature".  Fix
    it by instantiate default 8 loop devices and also reinstate max_loop module
    parameter.


-- 
	Paolo Ornati
	Linux 2.6.22-rc4-cfs-v16-g47932c49 on x86_64
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