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

[Julio M. Merino Vidal]

On 27/03/2007, at 1:57, Geoff Levand wrote:

> 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.

Thanks.

>> 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
>
> Send this request to the maple maintainer.

Done.

-- 
Julio M. Merino Vidal <jmerino at ac.upc.edu>