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author | Denys Vlasenko <vda.linux@googlemail.com> | 2022-12-13 16:27:08 +0300 |
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committer | Denys Vlasenko <vda.linux@googlemail.com> | 2022-12-13 17:21:28 +0300 |
commit | 45734a23515b3e1f2305ad33dc22d1bc69e3cba6 (patch) | |
tree | 5527d42c4853823b4002a837aabe0d025343ff79 /libbb/Config.src | |
parent | 9df54deead6845fc38509c412736b47a9a5d5187 (diff) |
loop: optionally use ioctl(LOOP_CONFIGURE) to set up loopdevs
LOOP_CONFIGURE is added to Linux 5.8
function old new delta
NO_LOOP_CONFIGURE (old code):
set_loop 784 782 -2
LOOP_CONFIGURE:
set_loop 784 653 -131
TRY_LOOP_CONFIGURE:
set_loop 784 811 +27
Based on a patch by Xiaoming Ni <nixiaoming@huawei.com>
Signed-off-by: Denys Vlasenko <vda.linux@googlemail.com>
Diffstat (limited to 'libbb/Config.src')
-rw-r--r-- | libbb/Config.src | 22 |
1 files changed, 22 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/libbb/Config.src b/libbb/Config.src index 66a3ffa23..b980f19a9 100644 --- a/libbb/Config.src +++ b/libbb/Config.src @@ -369,3 +369,25 @@ config UNICODE_PRESERVE_BROKEN For example, this means that entering 'l', 's', ' ', 0xff, [Enter] at shell prompt will list file named 0xff (single char name with char value 255), not file named '?'. + +choice + prompt "Use LOOP_CONFIGURE for losetup and loop mounts" + default TRY_LOOP_CONFIGURE + help + LOOP_CONFIGURE is added to Linux 5.8 + https://lwn.net/Articles/820408/ + This allows userspace to completely setup a loop device with a single + ioctl, removing the in-between state where the device can be partially + configured - eg the loop device has a backing file associated with it, + but is reading from the wrong offset. + +config LOOP_CONFIGURE + bool "use LOOP_CONFIGURE, needs kernel >= 5.8" + +config NO_LOOP_CONFIGURE + bool "use LOOP_SET_FD + LOOP_SET_STATUS" + +config TRY_LOOP_CONFIGURE + bool "try LOOP_CONFIGURE, fall back to LOOP_SET_FD + LOOP_SET_STATUS" + +endchoice |