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@@ -1350,9 +1350,12 @@ bytes respectively. Such letter suffixes can also be entirely omitted.
it is equivalent to "nosmp", which also disables
the IO APIC.
- max_loop= [LOOP] Maximum number of loopback devices that can
- be mounted
- Format: <1-256>
+ max_loop= [LOOP] The number of loop block devices that get
+ (loop.max_loop) unconditionally pre-created at init time. The default
+ number is configured by BLK_DEV_LOOP_MIN_COUNT. Instead
+ of statically allocating a predefined number, loop
+ devices can be requested on-demand with the
+ /dev/loop-control interface.
mcatest= [IA-64]