On Sun 18 May 2014 at 09:40:29 -0400, Tom H wrote: > If you have loop compiled in to the kernel, as I do below, you can > only change the number of loop devices at boot by using > "max_loop=<number_of_loop_devices" on the kernel cmdline. > > # grep BLK_DEV_LOOP /boot/config-3.15-rc5 > CONFIG_BLK_DEV_LOOP=y > CONFIG_BLK_DEV_LOOP_MIN_COUNT=16 > > But if the above grep returns "CONFIG_BLK_DEV_LOOP=m", you can: > > # rmmod loop > # modprobe loop max_loop=<number_loop_devices_minus_one>
This can be automated to apply during booting by putting 'loop' into /etc/modules and 'options loop max_loop=<number_loop_devices_minus_one>' into a file in /etc/modprobe.d/. This works (for me) under sysvint and systemd. The idea was borrowed from a post by Michael Biebl at https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=627949 -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: https://lists.debian.org/18052014160221.149b7cb35...@desktop.copernicus.demon.co.uk
