Nick Brok wrote: > > Hello, > > This might be a none SCSI problem, but I just discovered a nasty fault in > the 2.4.2 kernel. > When creating a loopback file on this way: > > #> dd if=/dev/zero of=test.img bs=1k count=1000 > > #> losetup /dev/loop0 test.img > > #> mkfs -t ext2 /dev/loop0 1000 <- here it's hanging and this process got a > "D" flag in the ps-list. > > It became none interruptable because it's waiting for some I/O..... > > Kernel 2.4.1 doesn't behave as given, that works so as expected..... > > Hope someone know how to solve this... > Try Alan Cox 2.4.2-ac<latest> kernel. The Changelog indicates lots of fixes for the loopback device. -- Markus Kossmann [EMAIL PROTECTED] - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-scsi" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
