[Cbe-oss-dev] ps3_defconfig lacks loop block device

[Geoff Levand]

Julio M. Merino Vidal wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> This morning I fetched the ps3-linux sources after a clean reinstall  
> of the Linux system in the PS3 we have, rebuilt them and booted the  
> resulting kernel.  All of this was done using the ps3_defconfig  
> file.  Now, I've just noticed that the system lacks support for the  
> loop block device, which is rather inconvenient.
> 
> Is it there any reason for that?  All other default kernels (except  
> maple_defconfig) have it enabled, so it just seems a tiny mistake.   
> If it is, could the attached patch be applied?  Thanks.

I added it.

> diff --git a/arch/powerpc/configs/maple_defconfig b/arch/powerpc/ 
> configs/maple_defconfig
> index de97f2f..dc2dece 100644
> --- a/arch/powerpc/configs/maple_defconfig
> +++ b/arch/powerpc/configs/maple_defconfig
> @@ -350,7 +350,7 @@ CONFIG_PREVENT_FIRMWARE_BUILD=y
> # CONFIG_BLK_DEV_DAC960 is not set
> # CONFIG_BLK_DEV_UMEM is not set
> # CONFIG_BLK_DEV_COW_COMMON is not set
> -# CONFIG_BLK_DEV_LOOP is not set
> +CONFIG_BLK_DEV_LOOP=y
> # CONFIG_BLK_DEV_NBD is not set
> # CONFIG_BLK_DEV_SX8 is not set
> # CONFIG_BLK_DEV_UB is not set

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