Re: [BUG] Using loop driver on 2.4.2-pre2 with loop4 patch

From: Jens Axboe (axboe@suse.de)
Date: Fri Feb 09 2001 - 18:31:40 EST

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    On Fri, Feb 09 2001, David Welch wrote:
    > Hi,
    >
    > I received the following oops when using the loop driver on kernel
    > 2.4.2-pre2 patched with Jens Axboe's loop4 patch. I believe it occurs
    > because in loop.c, lo->lo_tsk is only assigned to by the loop thread when
    > it starts up but it is possible for block requests to be sent to the
    > loop drivers before this happens.

    Yep, this and other bugs have already been fixed. I will put out a loop-5
    this weekend. 

    -- 
Jens Axboe

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