From: Andrew Morton <akpm@osdl.org>
To: Lubo_ Dole_el <lubosd@gmail.com>
Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: "loop device recursion avoidance" patch causes difficulties
Date: Wed, 18 May 2005 14:04:40 -0700 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20050518140440.415228e5.akpm@osdl.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <73e1f59805051704216bc4c78f@mail.gmail.com>
Lubo_ Dole_el <lubosd@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> I've created a bugreport at http://bugme.osdl.org/show_bug.cgi?id=4472
> and I was advised to write to this list.
>
> A patch called "loop device recursion avoidance" which appeared in
> 2.6.11 kernel has complicated ISO image mounting from another mounted
> media.
Does this help?
diff -puN drivers/block/loop.c~loop-recusrion-avoidance-fix drivers/block/loop.c
--- 25/drivers/block/loop.c~loop-recusrion-avoidance-fix Wed May 18 14:03:14 2005
+++ 25-akpm/drivers/block/loop.c Wed May 18 14:03:14 2005
@@ -765,10 +765,8 @@ static int loop_set_fd(struct loop_devic
goto out_putf;
l = f->f_mapping->host->i_bdev->bd_disk->private_data;
- if (l->lo_state == Lo_unbound) {
- error = -EINVAL;
- goto out_putf;
- }
+ if (l->lo_state == Lo_unbound)
+ break;
f = l->lo_backing_file;
}
_
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2005-05-18 21:04 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 4+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2005-05-17 11:21 "loop device recursion avoidance" patch causes difficulties Luboš Doležel
2005-05-18 21:04 ` Andrew Morton [this message]
2005-05-19 11:16 ` Luboš Doležel
2005-05-18 21:27 ` Bill Davidsen
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