[pkg-cryptsetup-devel] Bug#626458: Bug#626458: cryptsetup: native loop support for earlier kernels

[Jonas Meurer]

On Thu, May 12, 2011 at 08:38:51AM +0200, Mario 'BitKoenig' Holbe wrote:
> Package: cryptsetup                      
> Version: 2:1.3.0-1
> Severity: minor
> 
> Hello,
> 
> cryptsetup starting with 1.3.0 natively supports loop device creation
> for kernel 2.6.25 and above.
> The Debian package honours this but only for kernel 2.6.35 and above.
> This version border can be lowered to 2.6.25 - the cryptsetup changelog
> is correct, David's patch went in 2.6.25:
> 	commit 96c5865559cee0f9cbc5173f3c949f6ce3525581
> 		Allow auto-destruction of loop devices

Hey Mario,

Thanks for the hint. I checked the 2.6.25 kernel changelog, and indeed,
you seem to be right.

Given that squeeze is shipped with linux kernel 2.6.32, and even lenny
has 2.6.26 already, I'll kick the checks for kernel versions completely
and simply assume that the system is running a kernel > 2.6.25.

Greetings,
 jonas
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