I'm currently running 21 loopback devices on my server and having no differences in performance. Of course loopback devices are slower than a standard share, but keeping ISO's does have its advantages. All I needed to do to increase the max of 8 is to modify the MAX_LOOP in loop.c within the kernel source, recompile the kernel, and insmod the new loop devices in /dev.
aphro wrote: > > I am in the process of setting up a samba file server for my dept, and am > mounting quite a few ISO images via loopback just to have the ISO > available to burn if needed and at the same time have all the files > there. I see there are 8 loopback devices i was wondering if there was > any complications that anyone has encountered with having all 8 (or > perhaps more?) in use, they won't be very active but i've never worked > with the loopback device till today, so im not sure what to > expect. Running kernel 2.2.10 debian slink > > thanks! > > nate > > ----------------------------------------[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] ]-- > Vice President Network Operations http://www.firetrail.com/ > Firetrail Internet Services Limited http://www.aphroland.org/ > Everett, WA 425-348-7336 http://www.linuxpowered.net/ > Powered By: http://comedy.aphroland.org/ > Debian 2.1 Linux 2.0.36 SMP http://yahoo.aphroland.org/ > -----------------------------------------[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] ]-- > 10:32am up 147 days, 22:33, 1 user, load average: 0.34, 0.34, 0.29 > > -- > Unsubscribe? mail -s unsubscribe [EMAIL PROTECTED] < /dev/null -- David Hamilton Service Manager Business Computer Services Business Administration and Economics (505) 646-5353
