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 10:11:37 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id ; Sat, 3 Mar 2001 10:11:27 -0500 Received: from ns.virtualhost.dk ([195.184.98.160]:59409 "EHLO virtualhost.dk") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id ; Sat, 3 Mar 2001 10:11:06 -0500 Date: Sat, 3 Mar 2001 16:10:44 +0100 From: Jens Axboe To: Steven Brooks Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: PROBLEM: block loop device hangs Message-ID: <20010303161044.F2528@suse.de> In-Reply-To: <3AA10876.7050906@cs.umanitoba.ca> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <3AA10876.7050906@cs.umanitoba.ca>; from umbrook0@cs.umanitoba.ca on Sat, Mar 03, 2001 at 09:06:30AM -0600 Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org On Sat, Mar 03 2001, Steven Brooks wrote: > When mounting a file using the loopback device, the mount program hangs > for ever. Other than that, the system is still usable. Please read lkml archives before posting, this problem has been all over the list for the past two weeks. Use the latest 2.4.2-ac or wait for 2.4.3-pre2 -- Jens Axboe