--- /opt/kernel/linux-2.4.4-pre3/drivers/block/loop.c	Sun Apr 15 16:24:12 2001
+++ drivers/block/loop.c	Mon Apr 16 20:43:39 2001
@@ -476,7 +476,7 @@
 	 */
 	bh = loop_get_buffer(lo, rbh);
 	bh->b_private = rbh;
-	IV = loop_get_iv(lo, bh->b_rsector);
+	IV = loop_get_iv(lo, rbh->b_rsector);
 	if (rw == WRITE) {
 		set_bit(BH_Dirty, &bh->b_state);
 		if (lo_do_transfer(lo, WRITE, bh->b_data, rbh->b_data,
@@ -620,7 +620,6 @@
 		 * If we can't read - sorry. If we only can't write - well,
 		 * it's going to be read-only.
 		 */
-		error = -EINVAL;
 		if (!aops->readpage)
 			goto out_putf;
 
@@ -1034,6 +1033,8 @@
 
 module_init(loop_init);
 module_exit(loop_exit);
+
+MODULE_PARM(max_loop, "i");
 
 #ifndef MODULE
 static int __init max_loop_setup(char *str)