Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1753472AbXFNPrR (ORCPT ); Thu, 14 Jun 2007 11:47:17 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S1751043AbXFNPrG (ORCPT ); Thu, 14 Jun 2007 11:47:06 -0400 Received: from mta-1.ms.rz.RWTH-Aachen.DE ([134.130.7.72]:43439 "EHLO mta-1.ms.rz.rwth-aachen.de" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1751457AbXFNPrF (ORCPT ); Thu, 14 Jun 2007 11:47:05 -0400 Date: Thu, 14 Jun 2007 17:44:48 +0200 From: markus reichelt Subject: Re: /dev/loop* devices not appearing in /dev (at least since 2.6.22-rc3*) In-reply-to: <20070614172234.7f636307@localhost> To: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Mail-followup-to: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Message-id: <20070614154448.GC4155@tatooine.rebelbase.local> Organization: still stuck in reorganization mode MIME-version: 1.0 Content-type: multipart/signed; micalg=pgp-sha1; protocol="application/pgp-signature"; boundary=WhfpMioaduB5tiZL Content-disposition: inline X-IronPort-AV: E=Sophos;i="4.16,421,1175472000"; d="scan'208";a="2216884" X-PGP-Key: 0xC2A3FEE4 X-PGP-Fingerprint: FFB8 E22F D2BC 0488 3D56 F672 2CCC 933B C2A3 FEE4 X-Request-PGP: http://mareichelt.de/keys/c2a3fee4.asc References: <20070614145206.58fdec91@localhost> <20070614172234.7f636307@localhost> User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.13 (2006-08-11) Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 1451 Lines: 47 --WhfpMioaduB5tiZL Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-15 Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable * Paolo Ornati wrote: > So with this patch "max_loop=3D32" will create 32 loop devices... but > then it doesn't allow more of them. Well, that's what a max_ parameter implies ;p A manually set limit of loop devices is ok with me. (32 was just an example -- After all, I could have chosen 256 just to annoy some people :-) And with the recent hype of creating things when needed, or even recycling already used ones (sdx), I worry that this impacts stability or even usability as a whole. (yes, it's a -rc release ...) I'll be staying with 2.6.20.x for a year or so. Get the newly introduced bugs squashed before they have a chance to bug me, heh ;P PS: Just wondering: Who came up with this "on-demand" hype? --=20 left blank, right bald --WhfpMioaduB5tiZL Content-Type: application/pgp-signature Content-Disposition: inline -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.5 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQFGcWJwLMyTO8Kj/uQRAogiAKCCDBL6+hYIHOI06BGu+zRStB76lgCdEbNG HRb5VicLNiB6H4PFsSffT2E= =WCRL -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --WhfpMioaduB5tiZL-- - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/