From: Tomas M <tomas@slax.org>
To: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: max_loop limit
Date: Thu, 22 Mar 2007 12:37:54 +0100 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <46026A92.4020106@slax.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20070322110058.GB23664@tatooine.rebelbase.local>
> 255 loop devices are insufficient? What kind of scenario do you have
> in mind?
>
>
Thank you very much for replying.
In 1981, Bill Gates said that 64KB of memory is enough for everybody.
And you know how much RAM do you have right now. :)
Every limit is bad. The limit of 255 loop devices has been introduced
years ago, in the times when minor device number has been limited by
255. Nowadays, there is no such limitation.
There are many possible/reasonable uses for more than 255 loop devices.
For example CD/ISO server. My project, Slax Linux live, is based on
modular approach where many parts of the root filesystem are stored
separately in compressed read-only loop files, and are mounted and
unioned to a single root by using union fs (aufs).
The question is not "Why do we need more than 255 loops?".
The question should be "Why do we need the hardcoded 255-limit in kernel
while there is no reason for it at all?"
My patch simply removes the hardcoded limitation.
Tomas M
slax.org
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2007-03-22 11:37 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 30+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2007-03-22 7:57 max_loop limit Tomas M
2007-03-22 11:00 ` markus reichelt
2007-03-22 11:37 ` Tomas M [this message]
2007-03-22 13:42 ` Eric Dumazet
2007-03-22 13:42 ` Jens Axboe
2007-03-22 13:52 ` Eric Dumazet
2007-03-22 13:54 ` Jens Axboe
2007-03-22 14:11 ` William Lee Irwin III
2007-03-22 15:22 ` Arjan van de Ven
2007-03-22 16:09 ` Pádraig Brady
2007-03-28 23:34 ` Karel Zak
[not found] ` <20070322151826.c1421851.dada1@cosmosbay.com>
[not found] ` <20070322142306.GU19922@kernel.dk>
[not found] ` <20070322153603.1f5d442d.dada1@cosmosbay.com>
2007-03-22 15:31 ` max_loop limit - paid job offer Tomas M
2007-03-22 14:33 ` max_loop limit Al Viro
2007-03-22 19:51 ` Olivier Galibert
2007-03-22 14:25 ` Tomas M
2007-03-23 1:34 ` Jan Engelhardt
2007-03-23 23:26 ` [PATCH] " Jan Engelhardt
2007-03-25 0:17 ` Ken Chen
2007-03-25 0:29 ` Ken Chen
2007-03-25 8:40 ` Tomas M
2007-03-28 23:41 ` Karel Zak
2007-03-29 3:54 ` Kyle Moffett
2007-03-29 4:16 ` [PATCH] max_loop limit, t2 Jan Engelhardt
2007-03-29 8:38 ` [PATCH] max_loop limit, loop.c final working version Tomas M
2007-03-29 14:16 ` max_loop limit Bill Davidsen
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2007-03-22 13:53 devzero
2007-03-22 23:23 devzero
2007-03-23 8:59 ` Tomas M
2007-03-22 23:37 roland
2007-03-29 14:20 ` Bill Davidsen
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