linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 2/2] loop: handle on-demand devices correctly

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Message-ID: <4DDBC826.2010602@fusionio.com>
Date:	Tue, 24 May 2011 17:00:54 +0200
From:	Jens Axboe <jaxboe@...ionio.com>
To:	Namhyung Kim <namhyung@...il.com>
CC:	"linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	Laurent Vivier <Laurent.Vivier@...l.net>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 2/2] loop: handle on-demand devices correctly

On 2011-05-24 16:57, Namhyung Kim wrote:
> 2011-05-24 (화), 16:45 +0200, Jens Axboe:
>> Thanks, applied. Seems we should mark this for stable.
>>
> 
> Hi Jens,
> 
> The partition handling was introduced by commit 476a4813cfdd ("loop:
> manage partitions in disk image") so that we need these patches for all
> stable releases, AFAICS.
> 
> $ git name-rev --tags 476a4813cfdd
> 476a4813cfdd tags/v2.6.26-rc1~1115^2~9

Thanks, I have committed with a stable marker.

> Now I can see that brd (ramdisk) module seems to have same problems with
> loop. I'll work on that, too.

Good catch, btw!

-- 
Jens Axboe

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