Re: [PATCH] struct loop_info

[Jari Ruusu]

[e-mail] wrote:
> The second part of this patch adds a new struct loop_info2
> in <linux/loop.h> identical to the old struct but with
> unsigned long long instead of dev_t.
> Now kernel and userspace use the same struct, simplifying life.
> 
> Unfortunately for compatibility some translation between
> loop_info and loop_info2 is required.

Andries, if you are going to define new struct loop_info2, please change
lo_offset to 64 bits, and add new 64 bit lo_size element. Specifying offset
without size is little bit silly.

Regards,
Jari Ruusu <[e-mail]>