1 files changed, 110 insertions, 74 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/block/loop.c b/drivers/block/loop.c
index 0d4ccd4a095..af6d7274a7c 100644
--- a/drivers/block/loop.c
+++ b/drivers/block/loop.c
@@ -77,9 +77,8 @@
 
 #include <asm/uaccess.h>
 
-static int max_loop = 8;
-static struct loop_device *loop_dev;
-static struct gendisk **disks;
+static LIST_HEAD(loop_devices);
+static DEFINE_MUTEX(loop_devices_mutex);
 
 /*
  * Transfer functions
@@ -183,7 +182,7 @@ figure_loop_size(struct loop_device *lo)
 	if (unlikely((loff_t)x != size))
 		return -EFBIG;
 
-	set_capacity(disks[lo->lo_number], x);
+	set_capacity(lo->lo_disk, x);
 	return 0;					
 }
 
@@ -812,7 +811,7 @@ static int loop_set_fd(struct loop_device *lo, struct file *lo_file,
 	lo->lo_queue->queuedata = lo;
 	lo->lo_queue->unplug_fn = loop_unplug;
 
-	set_capacity(disks[lo->lo_number], size);
+	set_capacity(lo->lo_disk, size);
 	bd_set_size(bdev, size << 9);
 
 	set_blocksize(bdev, lo_blocksize);
@@ -832,7 +831,7 @@ out_clr:
 	lo->lo_device = NULL;
 	lo->lo_backing_file = NULL;
 	lo->lo_flags = 0;
-	set_capacity(disks[lo->lo_number], 0);
+	set_capacity(lo->lo_disk, 0);
 	invalidate_bdev(bdev);
 	bd_set_size(bdev, 0);
 	mapping_set_gfp_mask(mapping, lo->old_gfp_mask);
@@ -918,7 +917,7 @@ static int loop_clr_fd(struct loop_device *lo, struct block_device *bdev)
 	memset(lo->lo_crypt_name, 0, LO_NAME_SIZE);
 	memset(lo->lo_file_name, 0, LO_NAME_SIZE);
 	invalidate_bdev(bdev);
-	set_capacity(disks[lo->lo_number], 0);
+	set_capacity(lo->lo_disk, 0);
 	bd_set_size(bdev, 0);
 	mapping_set_gfp_mask(filp->f_mapping, gfp);
 	lo->lo_state = Lo_unbound;
@@ -1322,6 +1321,18 @@ static long lo_compat_ioctl(struct file *file, unsigned int cmd, unsigned long a
 }
 #endif
 
+static struct loop_device *loop_find_dev(int number)
+{
+	struct loop_device *lo;
+
+	list_for_each_entry(lo, &loop_devices, lo_list) {
+		if (lo->lo_number == number)
+			return lo;
+	}
+	return NULL;
+}
+
+static struct loop_device *loop_init_one(int i);
 static int lo_open(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
 {
 	struct loop_device *lo = inode->i_bdev->bd_disk->private_data;
@@ -1330,6 +1341,11 @@ static int lo_open(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
 	lo->lo_refcnt++;
 	mutex_unlock(&lo->lo_ctl_mutex);
 
+	mutex_lock(&loop_devices_mutex);
+	if (!loop_find_dev(lo->lo_number + 1))
+		loop_init_one(lo->lo_number + 1);
+	mutex_unlock(&loop_devices_mutex);
+
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -1357,8 +1373,9 @@ static struct block_device_operations lo_fops = {
 /*
  * And now the modules code and kernel interface.
  */
+static int max_loop;
 module_param(max_loop, int, 0);
-MODULE_PARM_DESC(max_loop, "Maximum number of loop devices (1-256)");
+MODULE_PARM_DESC(max_loop, "obsolete, loop device is created on-demand");
 MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
 MODULE_ALIAS_BLOCKDEV_MAJOR(LOOP_MAJOR);
 
@@ -1383,7 +1400,7 @@ int loop_unregister_transfer(int number)
 
 	xfer_funcs[n] = NULL;
 
-	for (lo = &loop_dev[0]; lo < &loop_dev[max_loop]; lo++) {
+	list_for_each_entry(lo, &loop_devices, lo_list) {
 		mutex_lock(&lo->lo_ctl_mutex);
 
 		if (lo->lo_encryption == xfer)
@@ -1398,91 +1415,110 @@ int loop_unregister_transfer(int number)
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(loop_register_transfer);
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(loop_unregister_transfer);
 
-static int __init loop_init(void)
+static struct loop_device *loop_init_one(int i)
+{
+	struct loop_device *lo;
+	struct gendisk *disk;
+
+	lo = kzalloc(sizeof(*lo), GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!lo)
+		goto out;
+
+	lo->lo_queue = blk_alloc_queue(GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!lo->lo_queue)
+		goto out_free_dev;
+
+	disk = lo->lo_disk = alloc_disk(1);
+	if (!disk)
+		goto out_free_queue;
+
+	mutex_init(&lo->lo_ctl_mutex);
+	lo->lo_number		= i;
+	lo->lo_thread		= NULL;
+	init_waitqueue_head(&lo->lo_event);
+	spin_lock_init(&lo->lo_lock);
+	disk->major		= LOOP_MAJOR;
+	disk->first_minor	= i;
+	disk->fops		= &lo_fops;
+	disk->private_data	= lo;
+	disk->queue		= lo->lo_queue;
+	sprintf(disk->disk_name, "loop%d", i);
+	add_disk(disk);
+	list_add_tail(&lo->lo_list, &loop_devices);
+	return lo;
+
+out_free_queue:
+	blk_cleanup_queue(lo->lo_queue);
+out_free_dev:
+	kfree(lo);
+out:
+	return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
+}
+
+static void loop_del_one(struct loop_device *lo)
 {
-	int	i;
+	del_gendisk(lo->lo_disk);
+	blk_cleanup_queue(lo->lo_queue);
+	put_disk(lo->lo_disk);
+	list_del(&lo->lo_list);
+	kfree(lo);
+}
 
-	if (max_loop < 1 || max_loop > 256) {
-		printk(KERN_WARNING "loop: invalid max_loop (must be between"
-				    " 1 and 256), using default (8)\n");
-		max_loop = 8;
-	}
+static struct kobject *loop_probe(dev_t dev, int *part, void *data)
+{
+	unsigned int number = dev & MINORMASK;
+	struct loop_device *lo;
+
+	mutex_lock(&loop_devices_mutex);
+	lo = loop_find_dev(number);
+	if (lo == NULL)
+		lo = loop_init_one(number);
+	mutex_unlock(&loop_devices_mutex);
+
+	*part = 0;
+	if (IS_ERR(lo))
+		return (void *)lo;
+	else
+		return &lo->lo_disk->kobj;
+}
+
+static int __init loop_init(void)
+{
+	struct loop_device *lo;
 
 	if (register_blkdev(LOOP_MAJOR, "loop"))
 		return -EIO;
+	blk_register_region(MKDEV(LOOP_MAJOR, 0), 1UL << MINORBITS,
+				  THIS_MODULE, loop_probe, NULL, NULL);
 
-	loop_dev = kmalloc(max_loop * sizeof(struct loop_device), GFP_KERNEL);
-	if (!loop_dev)
-		goto out_mem1;
-	memset(loop_dev, 0, max_loop * sizeof(struct loop_device));
+	lo = loop_init_one(0);
+	if (IS_ERR(lo))
+		goto out;
 
-	disks = kmalloc(max_loop * sizeof(struct gendisk *), GFP_KERNEL);
-	if (!disks)
-		goto out_mem2;
+	if (max_loop) {
+		printk(KERN_INFO "loop: the max_loop option is obsolete "
+				 "and will be removed in March 2008\n");
 
-	for (i = 0; i < max_loop; i++) {
-		disks[i] = alloc_disk(1);
-		if (!disks[i])
-			goto out_mem3;
 	}
-
-	for (i = 0; i < max_loop; i++) {
-		struct loop_device *lo = &loop_dev[i];
-		struct gendisk *disk = disks[i];
-
-		memset(lo, 0, sizeof(*lo));
-		lo->lo_queue = blk_alloc_queue(GFP_KERNEL);
-		if (!lo->lo_queue)
-			goto out_mem4;
-		mutex_init(&lo->lo_ctl_mutex);
-		lo->lo_number = i;
-		lo->lo_thread = NULL;
-		init_waitqueue_head(&lo->lo_event);
-		spin_lock_init(&lo->lo_lock);
-		disk->major = LOOP_MAJOR;
-		disk->first_minor = i;
-		disk->fops = &lo_fops;
-		sprintf(disk->disk_name, "loop%d", i);
-		disk->private_data = lo;
-		disk->queue = lo->lo_queue;
-	}
-
-	/* We cannot fail after we call this, so another loop!*/
-	for (i = 0; i < max_loop; i++)
-		add_disk(disks[i]);
-	printk(KERN_INFO "loop: loaded (max %d devices)\n", max_loop);
+	printk(KERN_INFO "loop: module loaded\n");
 	return 0;
 
-out_mem4:
-	while (i--)
-		blk_cleanup_queue(loop_dev[i].lo_queue);
-	i = max_loop;
-out_mem3:
-	while (i--)
-		put_disk(disks[i]);
-	kfree(disks);
-out_mem2:
-	kfree(loop_dev);
-out_mem1:
+out:
 	unregister_blkdev(LOOP_MAJOR, "loop");
 	printk(KERN_ERR "loop: ran out of memory\n");
 	return -ENOMEM;
 }
 
-static void loop_exit(void)
+static void __exit loop_exit(void)
 {
-	int i;
+	struct loop_device *lo, *next;
 
-	for (i = 0; i < max_loop; i++) {
-		del_gendisk(disks[i]);
-		blk_cleanup_queue(loop_dev[i].lo_queue);
-		put_disk(disks[i]);
-	}
+	list_for_each_entry_safe(lo, next, &loop_devices, lo_list)
+		loop_del_one(lo);
+
+	blk_unregister_region(MKDEV(LOOP_MAJOR, 0), 1UL << MINORBITS);
 	if (unregister_blkdev(LOOP_MAJOR, "loop"))
 		printk(KERN_WARNING "loop: cannot unregister blkdev\n");
-
-	kfree(disks);
-	kfree(loop_dev);
 }
 
 module_init(loop_init);