On Mon, 21 May 2007, Ken Chen wrote: > > So I propose we do the following: > > 1. have the module honor "max_loop" parameter and create that many > device upfront on module load (max_loop will also be a hard max) iff > user specify the parameter. > 2. if max_loop is not specified, default create 8 loop device. User > can extent more loop device by create device node themselves and have > kernel automatically instantiate loop device on-demand. > > Is this acceptable? Patch in a bit. That sounds perfect. Linus - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to [email protected] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
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