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* Simple question regarding loop devices.
@ 2005-02-05 17:34 Justin Piszcz
  2005-02-05 18:02 ` Randy.Dunlap
  0 siblings, 1 reply; 3+ messages in thread
From: Justin Piszcz @ 2005-02-05 17:34 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: linux-kernel

Why are there only 7-8 loop devices available?
What options do I have if I want to mount, say, 100 isos?

Thanks.


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* Re: Simple question regarding loop devices.
  2005-02-05 17:34 Simple question regarding loop devices Justin Piszcz
@ 2005-02-05 18:02 ` Randy.Dunlap
  2005-02-05 18:52   ` Justin Piszcz
  0 siblings, 1 reply; 3+ messages in thread
From: Randy.Dunlap @ 2005-02-05 18:02 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: Justin Piszcz; +Cc: linux-kernel

Justin Piszcz wrote:
> Why are there only 7-8 loop devices available?
> What options do I have if I want to mount, say, 100 isos?

Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt say:

max_loop=       [LOOP] Maximum number of loopback devices that can
		be mounted
		Format: <1-256>

-- 
~Randy

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* Re: Re: Simple question regarding loop devices.
  2005-02-05 18:02 ` Randy.Dunlap
@ 2005-02-05 18:52   ` Justin Piszcz
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 3+ messages in thread
From: Justin Piszcz @ 2005-02-05 18:52 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: Randy.Dunlap; +Cc: linux-kernel

Ahh, very nice, thanks!

On Sat, 5 Feb 2005, Randy.Dunlap wrote:

> Justin Piszcz wrote:
>> Why are there only 7-8 loop devices available?
>> What options do I have if I want to mount, say, 100 isos?
>
> Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt say:
>
> max_loop=       [LOOP] Maximum number of loopback devices that can
> 		be mounted
> 		Format: <1-256>
>
> -- 
> ~Randy
>

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