Re: [PATCH] loop: don't require ->write_iter for writable files in loop_configure

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On Tue, 20 May 2025 15:54:20 +0200, Christoph Hellwig wrote:
> Block devices can be opened read-write even if they can't be written to
> for historic reasons.  Remove the check requiring file->f_op->write_iter
> when the block devices was opened in loop_configure. The call to
> loop_check_backing_file just below ensures the ->write_iter is present
> for backing files opened for writing, which is the only check that is
> actually needed.
> 
> [...]

Applied, thanks!

[1/1] loop: don't require ->write_iter for writable files in loop_configure
      commit: 355341e4359b2d5edf0ed5e117f7e9e7a0a5dac0

Best regards,
-- 
Jens Axboe







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