* "loop device recursion avoidance" patch causes difficulties
@ 2005-05-17 11:21 Luboš Doležel
2005-05-18 21:04 ` Andrew Morton
2005-05-18 21:27 ` Bill Davidsen
0 siblings, 2 replies; 4+ messages in thread
From: Luboš Doležel @ 2005-05-17 11:21 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: linux-kernel
Hello,
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.
Example:
# mount /mnt/dvd
# mount -o loop /mnt/dvd/file.iso /somedir
The mount command produces this error: "ioctl: LOOP_SET_FD: Invalid argument".
This operation maybe is a kind of recursion but I think that recursion
should be limited - not disabled.
Now I have to copy the ISO image to my hdd before mounting. I used to
put CD backups on DVDs; now it's more complicated to use.
I am not a "linux-kernel" subscriber so please CC me to: lubosd at gmail com.
Best regards,
Lubos Dolezel
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* Re: "loop device recursion avoidance" patch causes difficulties
2005-05-17 11:21 "loop device recursion avoidance" patch causes difficulties Luboš Doležel
@ 2005-05-18 21:04 ` Andrew Morton
2005-05-19 11:16 ` Luboš Doležel
2005-05-18 21:27 ` Bill Davidsen
1 sibling, 1 reply; 4+ messages in thread
From: Andrew Morton @ 2005-05-18 21:04 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Lubo_ Dole_el; +Cc: linux-kernel
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;
}
_
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* Re: "loop device recursion avoidance" patch causes difficulties
2005-05-17 11:21 "loop device recursion avoidance" patch causes difficulties Luboš Doležel
2005-05-18 21:04 ` Andrew Morton
@ 2005-05-18 21:27 ` Bill Davidsen
1 sibling, 0 replies; 4+ messages in thread
From: Bill Davidsen @ 2005-05-18 21:27 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Linux Kernel Mailing List
Luboš Doležel wrote:
> Hello,
>
> 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.
>
> Example:
>
> # mount /mnt/dvd
> # mount -o loop /mnt/dvd/file.iso /somedir
>
> The mount command produces this error: "ioctl: LOOP_SET_FD: Invalid argument".
>
> This operation maybe is a kind of recursion but I think that recursion
> should be limited - not disabled.
> Now I have to copy the ISO image to my hdd before mounting. I used to
> put CD backups on DVDs; now it's more complicated to use.
Far worse than complicated, it just doesn't work... I'm glad you found
this before I did, I have loads of similar things, created when a number
of small system were decomissioned and each partition was written raw
as a file. Like:
machineA/part1
machineA/part2
machineB/part1
and similar. These were all 525MB drives, but the data is moderately
critical. I've been successful mounting with all older kernel, except
the SysVR4 images, which have a filesystem Linux can't handle (from
Dell's brief adventure with SysVR4). Now it appears that I will have to
copy the data to a drive to use it, which is a minor pain since the
process is in scripts.
Another case of fixing a problem without completely understanding it, I
fear. At least one machine had a partition with floppy images, I hope
they weren't loop mounting them, although it's likely they just burn a
fresh floppy when needed (boot disks for control PCs).
--
-bill davidsen (davidsen@tmr.com)
"The secret to procrastination is to put things off until the
last possible moment - but no longer" -me
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* Re: "loop device recursion avoidance" patch causes difficulties
2005-05-18 21:04 ` Andrew Morton
@ 2005-05-19 11:16 ` Luboš Doležel
0 siblings, 0 replies; 4+ messages in thread
From: Luboš Doležel @ 2005-05-19 11:16 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: linux-kernel
On 5/18/05, Andrew Morton <akpm@osdl.org> wrote:
> 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?
>
It didn't help. And I've realized a big mistake. I tried to mount the
DVD without supermount. And it worked. So this is a problem in
supermount patch.
Sorry for bothering you :-( and thanks anyway.
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