From: Jens Axboe <axboe@suse.de>
To: Adam Schrotenboer <ajschrotenboer@lycosmail.com>
Cc: LKML <linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: Loopback, unable to release
Date: Thu, 24 May 2001 00:31:46 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20010524003146.C12470@suse.de> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <3B0BD750.4010306@lycosmail.com>
In-Reply-To: <3B0BD750.4010306@lycosmail.com>; from ajschrotenboer@lycosmail.com on Wed, May 23, 2001 at 11:29:20AM -0400
On Wed, May 23 2001, Adam Schrotenboer wrote:
> Using 2.4.4-ac3 (as well as in 2.4.3*) I have found it impossible to
> unmap a loopback
>
> strace losetup -d /dev/loop0 (relevant portion)
>
> open("/dev/loop0", O_RDONLY) = 3
> ioctl(3, LOOP_CLR_FD, 0) = -1 EBUSY (Device or resource busy)
> open("/usr/share/locale/en_US/LC_MESSAGES/libc.mo", O_RDONLY) = -1
> ENOENT (No such file or directory)
> open("/usr/share/locale/en/LC_MESSAGES/libc.mo", O_RDONLY) = -1 ENOENT
> (No such file or directory)
> write(2, "ioctl: LOOP_CLR_FD: Device or re"..., 44ioctl: LOOP_CLR_FD:
> Device or resource busy) = 44
> _exit(1) = ?
>
> also I have loop.o as module, and use count never decreases, in fact
> right now it is at 294.
Uhm weird. Are you talking about module use count or loop reference
count?
--
Jens Axboe
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2001-05-23 22:31 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 3+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2001-05-23 15:29 Loopback, unable to release Adam Schrotenboer
2001-05-23 22:31 ` Jens Axboe [this message]
2001-05-24 2:18 ` Jeff Chua
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