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From: "Luboš Doležel" <lubosd@gmail.com>
To: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Subject: "loop device recursion avoidance" patch causes difficulties
Date: Tue, 17 May 2005 13:21:53 +0200	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <73e1f59805051704216bc4c78f@mail.gmail.com> (raw)

Hello,

I've created a bugreport at http://bugme.osdl.org/show_bug.cgi?id=4472
and I was advised to write to this list.

A patch called "loop device recursion avoidance" which appeared in
2.6.11 kernel has complicated ISO image mounting from another mounted
media.

Example:

# mount /mnt/dvd
# mount -o loop /mnt/dvd/file.iso /somedir

The mount command produces this error: "ioctl: LOOP_SET_FD: Invalid argument".

This operation maybe is a kind of recursion but I think that recursion
should be limited - not disabled.
Now I have to copy the ISO image to my hdd before mounting. I used to
put CD backups on DVDs; now it's more complicated to use.

I am not a "linux-kernel" subscriber so please CC me to: lubosd at gmail com.

Best regards,
Lubos Dolezel

             reply	other threads:[~2005-05-17 11:25 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 4+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2005-05-17 11:21 Luboš Doležel [this message]
2005-05-18 21:04 ` "loop device recursion avoidance" patch causes difficulties Andrew Morton
2005-05-19 11:16   ` Luboš Doležel
2005-05-18 21:27 ` Bill Davidsen

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