From b9dd5ab6d954d0a6fd3813191a2ff2844347c54c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Denys Vlasenko Date: Wed, 14 Apr 2010 13:52:41 -0700 Subject: [PATCH] loop: correct minor device number limit Signed-off-by: Denys Vlasenko --- libbb/loop.c | 3 ++- 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/libbb/loop.c b/libbb/loop.c index 204fcc982..b69d9d961 100644 --- a/libbb/loop.c +++ b/libbb/loop.c @@ -104,7 +104,8 @@ int FAST_FUNC set_loop(char **device, const char *file, unsigned long long offse /* Find a loop device. */ try = *device ? *device : dev; - for (i = 0; rc && i < 256; i++) { + /* 1048575 is a max possible minor number in Linux circa 2010 */ + for (i = 0; rc && i < 1048576; i++) { sprintf(dev, LOOP_FORMAT, i); IF_FEATURE_MOUNT_LOOP_CREATE(errno = 0;) -- 2.25.1