Re: [PATCH 1/2] loop: limit 'max_part' module param to DISK_MAX_PARTS

Jens Axboe
2011-05-24T14:46:30Z

On 2011-05-24 16:36, Namhyung Kim wrote:
> The 'max_part' parameter controls the number of maximum partition
> a loop block device can have. However if a user specifies very
> large value it would exceed the limitation of device minor number
> and can cause a kernel panic (or, at least, produce invalid
> device nodes in some cases).

Applied as well, ditto in the stable comment.

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Jens Axboe