linux-kernel - Re: New partition on loop device doesn't appear in /dev anymore with kernel 5.17.0 and newer (repro script included)

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Date:   Fri, 3 Jun 2022 15:23:13 +0200
From:   Christoph Hellwig <hch@....de>
To:     Michael Schaller <misch@...gle.com>
Cc:     Christoph Hellwig <hch@....de>, axboe@...nel.dk,
        linux-block@...r.kernel.org,
        Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: New partition on loop device doesn't appear in /dev anymore
 with kernel 5.17.0 and newer (repro script included)

On Fri, Jun 03, 2022 at 03:21:28PM +0200, Michael Schaller wrote:
> Thank you, Christoph! <3
> 
> Patch https://lore.kernel.org/all/20220527055806.1972352-1-hch@lst.de/
> does indeed fix the issue.
> 
> Could this patch also be backported to 5.17 and 5.18?

It should get picked up automatically based on the fixes tag as soon
as it hits mainline.