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Ken Chen 7328508274 remove artificial software max_loop limit ... Remove artificial maximum 256 loop device that can be created due to a legacy device number limit. Searching through lkml archive, there are several instances where users complained about the artificial limit that the loop driver impose. There is no reason to have such limit. This patch rid the limit entirely and make loop device and associated block queue instantiation on demand. With on-demand instantiation, it also gives the benefit of not wasting memory if these devices are not in use (compare to current implementation that always create 8 loop devices), a net improvement in both areas. This version is both tested with creation of large number of loop devices and is compatible with existing losetup/mount user land tools. There are a number of people who worked on this and provided valuable suggestions, in no particular order, by: Jens Axboe Jan Engelhardt Christoph Hellwig Thomas M Signed-off-by: Ken Chen <kenchen@google.com> Cc: Jan Engelhardt <jengelh@linux01.gwdg.de> Cc: Christoph Hellwig <hch@lst.de> Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org> Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>		18 years ago
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acpi	remove "struct subsystem" as it is no longer needed	18 years ago
asm-alpha	move die notifier handling to common code	18 years ago
asm-arm	move die notifier handling to common code	18 years ago
asm-arm26	move die notifier handling to common code	18 years ago
asm-avr32	move die notifier handling to common code	18 years ago
asm-blackfin	blackfin architecture	18 years ago
asm-cris	move die notifier handling to common code	18 years ago
asm-frv	move die notifier handling to common code	18 years ago
asm-generic	move die notifier handling to common code	18 years ago
asm-h8300	move die notifier handling to common code	18 years ago
asm-i386	move die notifier handling to common code	18 years ago
asm-ia64	move die notifier handling to common code	18 years ago
asm-m32r	move die notifier handling to common code	18 years ago
asm-m68k	move die notifier handling to common code	18 years ago
asm-m68knommu	move die notifier handling to common code	18 years ago
asm-mips	move die notifier handling to common code	18 years ago
asm-parisc	move die notifier handling to common code	18 years ago
asm-powerpc	parport->dev driver model support	18 years ago
asm-ppc	move die notifier handling to common code	18 years ago
asm-s390	move die notifier handling to common code	18 years ago
asm-sh	move die notifier handling to common code	18 years ago
asm-sh64	move die notifier handling to common code	18 years ago
asm-sparc	move die notifier handling to common code	18 years ago
asm-sparc64	move die notifier handling to common code	18 years ago
asm-um	move die notifier handling to common code	18 years ago
asm-v850	move die notifier handling to common code	18 years ago
asm-x86_64	move die notifier handling to common code	18 years ago
asm-xtensa	move die notifier handling to common code	18 years ago
crypto	[CRYPTO] cryptd: Add software async crypto daemon	18 years ago
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linux	remove artificial software max_loop limit	18 years ago
math-emu	Delete unused header file math-emu/extended.h	18 years ago
media	i2c: Cleanup the includes of <linux/i2c.h>	18 years ago
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net	[MAC80211]: Add mac80211 wireless stack.	18 years ago
pcmcia	add new_id to PCMCIA drivers	18 years ago
rdma	Merge branch 'for-linus' of master.kernel.org:/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/roland/infiniband	18 years ago
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