From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id ; Sat, 3 Mar 2001 10:14:27 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id ; Sat, 3 Mar 2001 10:14:16 -0500 Received: from 2-081.cwb-adsl.telepar.net.br ([200.193.161.81]:57840 "HELO brinquedo.distro.conectiva") by vger.kernel.org with SMTP id ; Sat, 3 Mar 2001 10:13:59 -0500 Date: Sat, 3 Mar 2001 10:35:14 -0300 From: Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo To: Steven Brooks Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: PROBLEM: block loop device hangs Message-ID: <20010303103514.B4734@conectiva.com.br> Mail-Followup-To: Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo , Steven Brooks , linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org In-Reply-To: <3AA10876.7050906@cs.umanitoba.ca> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline User-Agent: Mutt/1.3.14i In-Reply-To: <3AA10876.7050906@cs.umanitoba.ca>; from umbrook0@cs.umanitoba.ca on Sat, Mar 03, 2001 at 09:06:30AM -0600 X-Url: http://advogato.org/person/acme Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Em Sat, Mar 03, 2001 at 09:06:30AM -0600, Steven Brooks escreveu: > When mounting a file using the loopback device, the mount program hangs > for ever. Other than that, the system is still usable. > > Dist: Redhat-7 > Kernel: 2.4.2 (compiled with kgcc, i.e. egcs-2.91.66) FAQ, try 2.4.2-ac10, several fixes to looback device - Arnaldo