On Wed, May 16, 2007 at 10:31:30PM +0200, Michal Piotrowski wrote: > Block devices > > Subject : loop devices limited to one single device > References : http://lkml.org/lkml/2007/5/16/229 > Submitter : Uwe Bugla <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Status : Unknown
>> The patch against loop.c is neither a fix, nor does it create >> loop devices on demand: It does. In kernel memory. >> Facts are instead, at least on my machine: >> The number of available loop devices is reduced from 8 (conventional >> standard of preceding 2.6 kernels) to 1. >> The consequence is: If you have to mount more than one single iso-image >> with >> the loop parameter you are receiving the following message during system >> boot: >> "mount: could not find any free loop device" I suggest to read mknod(1) manpage. - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
