linux-kernel - Re: An idea .... with code

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Message-ID: <20080827100147.GS26610@one.firstfloor.org>
Date:	Wed, 27 Aug 2008 12:01:47 +0200
From:	Andi Kleen <andi@...stfloor.org>
To:	David Newall <davidn@...idnewall.com>
Cc:	Andi Kleen <andi@...stfloor.org>,
	jassi brar <jassi_singh_brar@...oo.com>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: An idea .... with code

On Wed, Aug 27, 2008 at 07:27:26PM +0930, David Newall wrote:
> Andi Kleen wrote:
> > I fail to see what your patch generalizes? AFAIK it just adds a new
> > more narrow (less features than the old one) interface to create loop devices.
> >   
> 
> AFAYK it adds at least one new feature: partition tables.

kpartx does those for loop devices already.

-Andi

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