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    SubjectRe: [NEW FEATURE]Partitions on loop device for 2.6
    BlaisorBlade wrote:
    > NEED:
    > I have the need to loop mount files containing not plain filesystems, but
    > whole disk images.
    >
    > This is especially needed when using User-mode-linux, since to run any distro
    > installer you must partition the virtual disks(and on the host, the backing
    > file of the disk contains a partition table).
    >
    > Currently this could be done by specifying a positive offset, but letting the
    > kernel partition code handle this is better, isn't it? Would you ever accept
    > this feature into stock kernel?

    UML is on my list of things to learn (as opposed to "try casually and
    ignore") but have you considered using NBD?

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    bill davidsen <davidsen@tmr.com>
    CTO TMR Associates, Inc
    Doing interesting things with small computers since 1979
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