Messages in this thread | | | Date | Wed, 28 May 2014 09:36:18 +0200 | From | Seth Forshee <> | Subject | Re: [RFC PATCH 1/2] loop: Add loop filesystem |
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On Tue, May 27, 2014 at 03:56:53PM -0700, Randy Dunlap wrote: > On 05/27/2014 02:58 PM, Seth Forshee wrote: > > Add limited capability for use of loop devices in containers via > > a loopfs psuedo fs. When mounted this filesystem will contain > > only a loop-control device node. This can be used to request free > > loop devices which will be "owned" by that mount. Device nodes > > appear automatically for these devices, and the same device will > > not be given to another loopfs mount. Privileged loop ioctls > > (for encrypted loop) will be allowed within the namespace which > > mounted the loopfs. > > > > Privileged block ioctls are not permitted, so features such as > > partitions are not supported for unprivileged users. > > > > Signed-off-by: Seth Forshee <seth.forshee@canonical.com> > > --- > > drivers/block/loop.c | 110 +++++++++++--- > > drivers/block/loop.h | 2 + > > fs/Makefile | 1 + > > fs/loopfs/Makefile | 6 + > > fs/loopfs/inode.c | 349 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ > > include/linux/loopfs.h | 46 ++++++ > > include/uapi/linux/magic.h | 1 + > > 7 files changed, 495 insertions(+), 20 deletions(-) > > create mode 100644 fs/loopfs/Makefile > > create mode 100644 fs/loopfs/inode.c > > create mode 100644 include/linux/loopfs.h > > > > > diff --git a/fs/loopfs/Makefile b/fs/loopfs/Makefile > > new file mode 100644 > > index 000000000000..01aedfb2f841 > > --- /dev/null > > +++ b/fs/loopfs/Makefile > > @@ -0,0 +1,6 @@ > > +# > > +# Makefile for the loopfs virtual filesystem > > +# > > + > > +obj-$(CONFIG_BLK_DEV_LOOP) += loopfs.o > > +loopfs-$(CONFIG_BLK_DEV_LOOP) := inode.o > > I guess that you need to update the BLK_DEV_LOOP entry in > drivers/block/Kconfig to mention this?
Sure, I'll do that.
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