On 11/16/07, Edward Shishkin <edward.shishkin@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > On 11/16/07, Arend Freije <afreije@xxxxxx> wrote: > > > > Edward Shishkin wrote: > > On 11/16/07, Arend Freije <afreije@xxxxxx> wrote: > > > > > > Edward Shishkin wrote: > > > > > > > > On Do, 15.11.07 22:49 "Dushan Tcholich" <dusanc@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > Can you remember the last kernel that worked? > > > > Thanks > > > > Dushan > > > > > > Unfortunately not for sure. I'm not even sure if it ever worked at all, > > to be honest. There were some old threads from 2003 saying that loop is > > not supported (yet). Did that ever change? > > > > > > No, it didn't. > > Sorry.. > > > > > > > > > > On Nov 15, 2007 10:44 PM, Thomas Kuther <gimpel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > > wrote: > > > > > > > > ... > > * filsystem created with > > $ mkfs.reiser4 > > * mounted with noatime > > * no cryptcompress or anything non-default > > > > $ mount -o loop -t > > iso9660 /tmp/systemrescuecd-x86-0.4.0.iso /mnt/cdrom ioctl: > > LOOP_SET_FD: Invalid argument > > > > > > > > Hi, > > > > > > Hello > > > > > > > > Sorry for intruding, but I'm a bit surprised about the conformation on > > 'loop is not supported (yet)' question. > > The example of Thomas shows the mounting of an ISO-9960 file system via > > a loop device. All partions on my system are reiser4, and I can execute > > 'mount -t iso9960 -o loop' without any problem. Why do you confirm that > > loop is still not supported? > > > > > > I tested it a long time ago and there were stall problems. > > Since nobody looked at this for a long time, I think, it would be better > > for this to be disabled.. > > Hi Edward, > > > > Thanks for your reply. Just to be sure: do you want to disable mounting > > loop devices created with a file containing an image of a Reiser4 file > > system, or do you want to disable mounting loop devices (of any type) on top > > of a already mounted Reiser4 file system? > > > > Loop devices created over reiser4 files don't work properly. > Do not try to use them for now. > Well, I have restored loopback functionality, and loop devices over files managed by default file plugin seems to be working in the latest -mm and reiser4-for-2.6.23. Thanks, Edward. > Thanks, > Edward. > - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe reiserfs-devel" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
