> From: Karel Zak <kzak@xxxxxxxxxx> > > On Fri, Oct 03, 2014 at 10:30:39AM -0400, Dale R. Worley wrote: > > On Fedora 19, the man page for losetup says: > > > > Delete all used loop devices: > > > > losetup -D > > > > That should be "Delete all *unused* loop devices:", I'm sure. > > "used" means loop devices that have backing file, I have replaced the > text with "Detach all associated loop devices:" Does it detach loop devices that are associated and also mounted or otherwise opened? My test case does not attempt to do that. So the criterion is that the loop device has to be "used" in the sense of being associated but "not used" in the sense of being open. Maybe "Delete all associated loop devices that are not opened"? (Mounting is known to be a variety of opening.) Dale -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe util-linux" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
