From: Dumitru Ciobarcianu <cioby@lnx.ro>
To: Dale Amon <amon@vnl.com>
Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: Number of loopback devices
Date: 01 Apr 2002 10:52:22 +0300 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <1017647543.1449.1.camel@LNX.iNES.RO> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20020401003015.GO4583@vnl.com>
It is configurable.
options loop max_loop=n
in modules.conf, or if youre using it builtin
max_loop=n at kernel options.
//Cioby
On Lu, 2002-04-01 at 03:30, Dale Amon wrote:
> Loopbacks are so damned useful that I'm certain I'll
> soon run out of them, and I doubt I'm the only person
> in that position, particularly with some of the
> improvements in the crypto patches making it possible
> to run an all crypto system.
>
> I note that the number is set in loop.c
>
> static int max_loop = 8;
>
> and I wonder what the safe upper limit for this is,
> and if there is some reason for not making it larger
> or perhaps making it a CONFIGurable item?
>
>
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Thread overview: 3+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2002-04-01 0:30 Dale Amon
2002-04-01 7:52 ` Dumitru Ciobarcianu [this message]
2002-04-01 8:17 ` Mark Atwood
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