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1*4882a593SmuzhiyunWhat:		/sys/block/loopX/loop/autoclear
2*4882a593SmuzhiyunDate:		Aug, 2010
3*4882a593SmuzhiyunKernelVersion:	v2.6.37
4*4882a593SmuzhiyunContact:	linux-block@vger.kernel.org
5*4882a593SmuzhiyunDescription:
6*4882a593Smuzhiyun		(RO) Shows if the device is in autoclear mode or not ( "1" or
7*4882a593Smuzhiyun		"0"). Autoclear (if set) indicates that the loopback device will
8*4882a593Smuzhiyun		self-distruct after last close.
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10*4882a593SmuzhiyunWhat:		/sys/block/loopX/loop/backing_file
11*4882a593SmuzhiyunDate:		Aug, 2010
12*4882a593SmuzhiyunKernelVersion:	v2.6.37
13*4882a593SmuzhiyunContact:	linux-block@vger.kernel.org
14*4882a593SmuzhiyunDescription:
15*4882a593Smuzhiyun		(RO) The path of the backing file that the loop device maps its
16*4882a593Smuzhiyun		data blocks to.
17*4882a593Smuzhiyun
18*4882a593SmuzhiyunWhat:		/sys/block/loopX/loop/offset
19*4882a593SmuzhiyunDate:		Aug, 2010
20*4882a593SmuzhiyunKernelVersion:	v2.6.37
21*4882a593SmuzhiyunContact:	linux-block@vger.kernel.org
22*4882a593SmuzhiyunDescription:
23*4882a593Smuzhiyun		(RO) Start offset (in bytes).
24*4882a593Smuzhiyun
25*4882a593SmuzhiyunWhat:		/sys/block/loopX/loop/sizelimit
26*4882a593SmuzhiyunDate:		Aug, 2010
27*4882a593SmuzhiyunKernelVersion:	v2.6.37
28*4882a593SmuzhiyunContact:	linux-block@vger.kernel.org
29*4882a593SmuzhiyunDescription:
30*4882a593Smuzhiyun		(RO) The size (in bytes) that the block device maps, starting
31*4882a593Smuzhiyun		from the offset.
32*4882a593Smuzhiyun
33*4882a593SmuzhiyunWhat:		/sys/block/loopX/loop/partscan
34*4882a593SmuzhiyunDate:		Aug, 2011
35*4882a593SmuzhiyunKernelVersion:	v3.10
36*4882a593SmuzhiyunContact:	linux-block@vger.kernel.org
37*4882a593SmuzhiyunDescription:
38*4882a593Smuzhiyun		(RO) Shows if automatic partition scanning is enabled for the
39*4882a593Smuzhiyun		device or not ("1" or "0"). This can be requested individually
40*4882a593Smuzhiyun		per loop device during its setup by setting LO_FLAGS_PARTSCAN in
41*4882a593Smuzhiyun		in the ioctl request. By default, no partition tables are
42*4882a593Smuzhiyun		scanned.
43*4882a593Smuzhiyun
44*4882a593SmuzhiyunWhat:		/sys/block/loopX/loop/dio
45*4882a593SmuzhiyunDate:		Aug, 2015
46*4882a593SmuzhiyunKernelVersion:	v4.10
47*4882a593SmuzhiyunContact:	linux-block@vger.kernel.org
48*4882a593SmuzhiyunDescription:
49*4882a593Smuzhiyun		(RO) Shows if direct IO is being used to access backing file or
50*4882a593Smuzhiyun		not ("1 or "0").
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