[dm-devel] Re: device mapper integrated loops - and one more year !
devzero at web.de
devzero at web.de
Sun Nov 19 11:30:05 UTC 2006
Hello !
after desparately seeking for a solution to have more than 256 loop devices (for a huge cd-rom server), i have recently come across dm-loop, which looks very promising (to replace loop.c)
can i have more than 256 devices which this?
our cd-rom server is going to have more than 256 iso-images soon and i need to upgrade to a more recent OS, anyway, so this won`t be a problem that dm-loop is so brand new.
but - any timeline for dm-loop mainline inclusion ?
should i wait for 2.6.19 or 2.6.20 ?
is it already useable with less recent kernels, i.e. can i download dm-loop patch and recent dmsetup tool and use with older kernel ?
i really would like to give it a try - no problem if there are still bugs inside, because i`d happily test and report if there are bugs left.
regards
Roland K.
systems engineer
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