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On Sat, Jul 04, 2026 at 10:08:13PM +0200, Cyril Brulebois wrote:
> Bastian Blank <[email protected]> (2026-07-04):
> > On Sat, Jul 04, 2026 at 07:27:29PM +0200, Cyril Brulebois wrote:
> > > root@iot-isobuilder-52:~# fallocate -l 1G foo.img
> > > root@iot-isobuilder-52:~# kpartx -asv foo.img
> > Why kpartx and not losetup -P? kpartx uses device mapper, while losetup
> > -P uses the internal partition support of the kernel.
> That's been working for me for many years, and I never noticed losetup
> -P until today. kpartx also happens to be what's used by vmdb2 in
> various recipes, including the basis for that particular image build.
Please try replacing kpartx with losetup.
Bastian
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