Package: kpartx Version: 0.4.8+git0.761c66f-9 Seems that "kpartx -d /dev/loop0" doesn't cleanup the /dev/loop0 entry allocated by "kpartx -a". It is still necessary to run "losetup -d /dev/loop0".
Sample session: # cat /proc/partitions major minor #blocks name 8 0 134217727 sda 8 1 134215011 sda1 8 16 3771990016 sdb 8 17 124999983 sdb1 8 18 3646989999 sdb2 # kpartx -a /export/storage/backup/srvvm01/vdb.img # cat /proc/partitions major minor #blocks name 8 0 134217727 sda 8 1 134215011 sda1 8 16 3771990016 sdb 8 17 124999983 sdb1 8 18 3646989999 sdb2 7 0 536870912 loop0 253 0 536869888 dm-0 # kpartx -d /dev/loop0 # cat /proc/partitions major minor #blocks name 8 0 134217727 sda 8 1 134215011 sda1 8 16 3771990016 sdb 8 17 124999983 sdb1 8 18 3646989999 sdb2 7 0 536870912 loop0 # losetup -d /dev/loop0 # cat /proc/partitions major minor #blocks name 8 0 134217727 sda 8 1 134215011 sda1 8 16 3771990016 sdb 8 17 124999983 sdb1 8 18 3646989999 sdb2 I would suggest to add a note to the man page. Regards Harri -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-bugs-dist-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
