Re: device mapper integrated loops - and one more year !

[Jonathan E Brassow <jbrassow@redhat.com>]

On Oct 6, 2006, at 4:38 AM, David Guyon Martin wrote:

> On Thu, 5 Oct 2006 20:40:05 +0100 Alasdair G Kergon wrote:
>
>> Something like:
>>   
>> http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/people/agk/patches/2.6/ 
>> editing/dm-loop.patch
>> now perhaps?
>
>> (And there are patches for dmsetup to become a drop-in losetup  
>> replacement.)
>
> Yes! This patch add a new file to the kernel tree, dm-loop.c:
> "This implements a loopback target for device mapper allowing a regular
> file to be treated as a block device."
>
> Great !!! At last :)
> It seems this dm-loop is quite new, less than a month...
> As I understand it I need kernel 2.6.18-rc7 to use it, right ?
>
> I really thank you a lot for your quick answer and link.
>
> Does anyone has yet a feedback about this dm-loop ?
>

I know Heinz Mauelshagen has been looking at it and already has some  
performance improvements.  Perhaps he'll post the updated patches soon.

  brassow