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<title>Merge tag 'ceph-for-6.5-rc4' of https://github.com/ceph/ceph-client</title>
<updated>2023-07-28T17:47:24+00:00</updated>
<author>
<name>Linus Torvalds</name>
<email>torvalds@linux-foundation.org</email>
</author>
<published>2023-07-28T17:47:24+00:00</published>
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Pull ceph fixes from Ilya Dryomov:
 "A patch to reduce the potential for erroneous RBD exclusive lock
  blocklisting (fencing) with a couple of prerequisites and a fixup to
  prevent metrics from being sent to the MDS even just once after that
  has been disabled by the user. All marked for stable"

* tag 'ceph-for-6.5-rc4' of https://github.com/ceph/ceph-client:
  rbd: retrieve and check lock owner twice before blocklisting
  rbd: harden get_lock_owner_info() a bit
  rbd: make get_lock_owner_info() return a single locker or NULL
  ceph: never send metrics if disable_send_metrics is set
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Pull ceph fixes from Ilya Dryomov:
 "A patch to reduce the potential for erroneous RBD exclusive lock
  blocklisting (fencing) with a couple of prerequisites and a fixup to
  prevent metrics from being sent to the MDS even just once after that
  has been disabled by the user. All marked for stable"

* tag 'ceph-for-6.5-rc4' of https://github.com/ceph/ceph-client:
  rbd: retrieve and check lock owner twice before blocklisting
  rbd: harden get_lock_owner_info() a bit
  rbd: make get_lock_owner_info() return a single locker or NULL
  ceph: never send metrics if disable_send_metrics is set
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<entry>
<title>Merge tag 'block-6.5-2023-07-28' of git://git.kernel.dk/linux</title>
<updated>2023-07-28T17:23:41+00:00</updated>
<author>
<name>Linus Torvalds</name>
<email>torvalds@linux-foundation.org</email>
</author>
<published>2023-07-28T17:23:41+00:00</published>
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Pull block fixes from Jens Axboe:
 "A few fixes that should go into the current kernel release, mainly:

   - Set of fixes for dasd (Stefan)

   - Handle interruptible waits returning because of a signal for ublk
     (Ming)"

* tag 'block-6.5-2023-07-28' of git://git.kernel.dk/linux:
  ublk: return -EINTR if breaking from waiting for existed users in DEL_DEV
  ublk: fail to recover device if queue setup is interrupted
  ublk: fail to start device if queue setup is interrupted
  block: Fix a source code comment in include/uapi/linux/blkzoned.h
  s390/dasd: print copy pair message only for the correct error
  s390/dasd: fix hanging device after request requeue
  s390/dasd: use correct number of retries for ERP requests
  s390/dasd: fix hanging device after quiesce/resume
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Pull block fixes from Jens Axboe:
 "A few fixes that should go into the current kernel release, mainly:

   - Set of fixes for dasd (Stefan)

   - Handle interruptible waits returning because of a signal for ublk
     (Ming)"

* tag 'block-6.5-2023-07-28' of git://git.kernel.dk/linux:
  ublk: return -EINTR if breaking from waiting for existed users in DEL_DEV
  ublk: fail to recover device if queue setup is interrupted
  ublk: fail to start device if queue setup is interrupted
  block: Fix a source code comment in include/uapi/linux/blkzoned.h
  s390/dasd: print copy pair message only for the correct error
  s390/dasd: fix hanging device after request requeue
  s390/dasd: use correct number of retries for ERP requests
  s390/dasd: fix hanging device after quiesce/resume
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<title>ublk: return -EINTR if breaking from waiting for existed users in DEL_DEV</title>
<updated>2023-07-27T13:17:36+00:00</updated>
<author>
<name>Ming Lei</name>
<email>ming.lei@redhat.com</email>
</author>
<published>2023-07-26T14:45:02+00:00</published>
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If user interrupts wait_event_interruptible() in ublk_ctrl_del_dev(),
return -EINTR and let user know what happens.

Fixes: 0abe39dec065 ("block: ublk: improve handling device deletion")
Reported-by: Stefano Garzarella &lt;sgarzare@redhat.com&gt;
Signed-off-by: Ming Lei &lt;ming.lei@redhat.com&gt;
Reviewed-by: Stefano Garzarella &lt;sgarzare@redhat.com&gt;
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20230726144502.566785-4-ming.lei@redhat.com
Signed-off-by: Jens Axboe &lt;axboe@kernel.dk&gt;
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If user interrupts wait_event_interruptible() in ublk_ctrl_del_dev(),
return -EINTR and let user know what happens.

Fixes: 0abe39dec065 ("block: ublk: improve handling device deletion")
Reported-by: Stefano Garzarella &lt;sgarzare@redhat.com&gt;
Signed-off-by: Ming Lei &lt;ming.lei@redhat.com&gt;
Reviewed-by: Stefano Garzarella &lt;sgarzare@redhat.com&gt;
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20230726144502.566785-4-ming.lei@redhat.com
Signed-off-by: Jens Axboe &lt;axboe@kernel.dk&gt;
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<title>ublk: fail to recover device if queue setup is interrupted</title>
<updated>2023-07-27T13:17:36+00:00</updated>
<author>
<name>Ming Lei</name>
<email>ming.lei@redhat.com</email>
</author>
<published>2023-07-26T14:45:01+00:00</published>
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In ublk_ctrl_end_recovery(), if wait_for_completion_interruptible() is
interrupted by signal, queues aren't setup successfully yet, so we
have to fail UBLK_CMD_END_USER_RECOVERY, otherwise kernel oops can be
triggered.

Fixes: c732a852b419 ("ublk_drv: add START_USER_RECOVERY and END_USER_RECOVERY support")
Reported-by: Stefano Garzarella &lt;sgarzare@redhat.com&gt;
Signed-off-by: Ming Lei &lt;ming.lei@redhat.com&gt;
Reviewed-by: Stefano Garzarella &lt;sgarzare@redhat.com&gt;
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20230726144502.566785-3-ming.lei@redhat.com
Signed-off-by: Jens Axboe &lt;axboe@kernel.dk&gt;
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In ublk_ctrl_end_recovery(), if wait_for_completion_interruptible() is
interrupted by signal, queues aren't setup successfully yet, so we
have to fail UBLK_CMD_END_USER_RECOVERY, otherwise kernel oops can be
triggered.

Fixes: c732a852b419 ("ublk_drv: add START_USER_RECOVERY and END_USER_RECOVERY support")
Reported-by: Stefano Garzarella &lt;sgarzare@redhat.com&gt;
Signed-off-by: Ming Lei &lt;ming.lei@redhat.com&gt;
Reviewed-by: Stefano Garzarella &lt;sgarzare@redhat.com&gt;
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20230726144502.566785-3-ming.lei@redhat.com
Signed-off-by: Jens Axboe &lt;axboe@kernel.dk&gt;
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<title>ublk: fail to start device if queue setup is interrupted</title>
<updated>2023-07-27T13:17:36+00:00</updated>
<author>
<name>Ming Lei</name>
<email>ming.lei@redhat.com</email>
</author>
<published>2023-07-26T14:45:00+00:00</published>
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In ublk_ctrl_start_dev(), if wait_for_completion_interruptible() is
interrupted by signal, queues aren't setup successfully yet, so we
have to fail UBLK_CMD_START_DEV, otherwise kernel oops can be triggered.

Reported by German when working on qemu-storage-deamon which requires
single thread ublk daemon.

Fixes: 71f28f3136af ("ublk_drv: add io_uring based userspace block driver")
Reported-by: German Maglione &lt;gmaglione@redhat.com&gt;
Signed-off-by: Ming Lei &lt;ming.lei@redhat.com&gt;
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20230726144502.566785-2-ming.lei@redhat.com
Signed-off-by: Jens Axboe &lt;axboe@kernel.dk&gt;
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In ublk_ctrl_start_dev(), if wait_for_completion_interruptible() is
interrupted by signal, queues aren't setup successfully yet, so we
have to fail UBLK_CMD_START_DEV, otherwise kernel oops can be triggered.

Reported by German when working on qemu-storage-deamon which requires
single thread ublk daemon.

Fixes: 71f28f3136af ("ublk_drv: add io_uring based userspace block driver")
Reported-by: German Maglione &lt;gmaglione@redhat.com&gt;
Signed-off-by: Ming Lei &lt;ming.lei@redhat.com&gt;
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20230726144502.566785-2-ming.lei@redhat.com
Signed-off-by: Jens Axboe &lt;axboe@kernel.dk&gt;
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<title>rbd: retrieve and check lock owner twice before blocklisting</title>
<updated>2023-07-26T13:08:21+00:00</updated>
<author>
<name>Ilya Dryomov</name>
<email>idryomov@gmail.com</email>
</author>
<published>2023-07-22T18:28:08+00:00</published>
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An attempt to acquire exclusive lock can race with the current lock
owner closing the image:

1. lock is held by client123, rbd_lock() returns -EBUSY
2. get_lock_owner_info() returns client123 instance details
3. client123 closes the image, lock is released
4. find_watcher() returns 0 as there is no matching watcher anymore
5. client123 instance gets erroneously blocklisted

Particularly impacted is mirror snapshot scheduler in snapshot-based
mirroring since it happens to open and close images a lot (images are
opened only for as long as it takes to take the next mirror snapshot,
the same client instance is used for all images).

To reduce the potential for erroneous blocklisting, retrieve the lock
owner again after find_watcher() returns 0.  If it's still there, make
sure it matches the previously detected lock owner.

Cc: stable@vger.kernel.org # f38cb9d9c204: rbd: make get_lock_owner_info() return a single locker or NULL
Cc: stable@vger.kernel.org # 8ff2c64c9765: rbd: harden get_lock_owner_info() a bit
Cc: stable@vger.kernel.org
Signed-off-by: Ilya Dryomov &lt;idryomov@gmail.com&gt;
Reviewed-by: Dongsheng Yang &lt;dongsheng.yang@easystack.cn&gt;
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An attempt to acquire exclusive lock can race with the current lock
owner closing the image:

1. lock is held by client123, rbd_lock() returns -EBUSY
2. get_lock_owner_info() returns client123 instance details
3. client123 closes the image, lock is released
4. find_watcher() returns 0 as there is no matching watcher anymore
5. client123 instance gets erroneously blocklisted

Particularly impacted is mirror snapshot scheduler in snapshot-based
mirroring since it happens to open and close images a lot (images are
opened only for as long as it takes to take the next mirror snapshot,
the same client instance is used for all images).

To reduce the potential for erroneous blocklisting, retrieve the lock
owner again after find_watcher() returns 0.  If it's still there, make
sure it matches the previously detected lock owner.

Cc: stable@vger.kernel.org # f38cb9d9c204: rbd: make get_lock_owner_info() return a single locker or NULL
Cc: stable@vger.kernel.org # 8ff2c64c9765: rbd: harden get_lock_owner_info() a bit
Cc: stable@vger.kernel.org
Signed-off-by: Ilya Dryomov &lt;idryomov@gmail.com&gt;
Reviewed-by: Dongsheng Yang &lt;dongsheng.yang@easystack.cn&gt;
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<title>rbd: harden get_lock_owner_info() a bit</title>
<updated>2023-07-26T13:08:09+00:00</updated>
<author>
<name>Ilya Dryomov</name>
<email>idryomov@gmail.com</email>
</author>
<published>2023-07-08T14:16:59+00:00</published>
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- we want the exclusive lock type, so test for it directly
- use sscanf() to actually parse the lock cookie and avoid admitting
  invalid handles
- bail if locker has a blank address

Signed-off-by: Ilya Dryomov &lt;idryomov@gmail.com&gt;
Reviewed-by: Dongsheng Yang &lt;dongsheng.yang@easystack.cn&gt;
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- we want the exclusive lock type, so test for it directly
- use sscanf() to actually parse the lock cookie and avoid admitting
  invalid handles
- bail if locker has a blank address

Signed-off-by: Ilya Dryomov &lt;idryomov@gmail.com&gt;
Reviewed-by: Dongsheng Yang &lt;dongsheng.yang@easystack.cn&gt;
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<title>rbd: make get_lock_owner_info() return a single locker or NULL</title>
<updated>2023-07-26T13:08:08+00:00</updated>
<author>
<name>Ilya Dryomov</name>
<email>idryomov@gmail.com</email>
</author>
<published>2023-06-30T11:52:13+00:00</published>
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Make the "num_lockers can be only 0 or 1" assumption explicit and
simplify the API by getting rid of output parameters in preparation
for calling get_lock_owner_info() twice before blocklisting.

Signed-off-by: Ilya Dryomov &lt;idryomov@gmail.com&gt;
Reviewed-by: Dongsheng Yang &lt;dongsheng.yang@easystack.cn&gt;
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Make the "num_lockers can be only 0 or 1" assumption explicit and
simplify the API by getting rid of output parameters in preparation
for calling get_lock_owner_info() twice before blocklisting.

Signed-off-by: Ilya Dryomov &lt;idryomov@gmail.com&gt;
Reviewed-by: Dongsheng Yang &lt;dongsheng.yang@easystack.cn&gt;
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<entry>
<title>Merge tag 'block-6.5-2023-07-21' of git://git.kernel.dk/linux</title>
<updated>2023-07-22T18:05:15+00:00</updated>
<author>
<name>Linus Torvalds</name>
<email>torvalds@linux-foundation.org</email>
</author>
<published>2023-07-22T18:05:15+00:00</published>
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Pull block fixes from Jens Axboe:

 - Fix for loop regressions (Mauricio)

 - Fix a potential stall with batched wakeups in sbitmap (David)

 - Fix for stall with recursive plug flushes (Ross)

 - Skip accounting of empty requests for blk-iocost (Chengming)

 - Remove a dead field in struct blk_mq_hw_ctx (Chengming)

* tag 'block-6.5-2023-07-21' of git://git.kernel.dk/linux:
  loop: do not enforce max_loop hard limit by (new) default
  loop: deprecate autoloading callback loop_probe()
  sbitmap: fix batching wakeup
  blk-iocost: skip empty flush bio in iocost
  blk-mq: delete dead struct blk_mq_hw_ctx-&gt;queued field
  blk-mq: Fix stall due to recursive flush plug
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Pull block fixes from Jens Axboe:

 - Fix for loop regressions (Mauricio)

 - Fix a potential stall with batched wakeups in sbitmap (David)

 - Fix for stall with recursive plug flushes (Ross)

 - Skip accounting of empty requests for blk-iocost (Chengming)

 - Remove a dead field in struct blk_mq_hw_ctx (Chengming)

* tag 'block-6.5-2023-07-21' of git://git.kernel.dk/linux:
  loop: do not enforce max_loop hard limit by (new) default
  loop: deprecate autoloading callback loop_probe()
  sbitmap: fix batching wakeup
  blk-iocost: skip empty flush bio in iocost
  blk-mq: delete dead struct blk_mq_hw_ctx-&gt;queued field
  blk-mq: Fix stall due to recursive flush plug
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<title>loop: do not enforce max_loop hard limit by (new) default</title>
<updated>2023-07-21T19:20:57+00:00</updated>
<author>
<name>Mauricio Faria de Oliveira</name>
<email>mfo@canonical.com</email>
</author>
<published>2023-07-20T14:30:33+00:00</published>
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Problem:

The max_loop parameter is used for 2 different purposes:

1) initial number of loop devices to pre-create on init
2) maximum number of loop devices to add on access/open()

Historically, its default value (zero) caused 1) to create non-zero
number of devices (CONFIG_BLK_DEV_LOOP_MIN_COUNT), and no hard limit on
2) to add devices with autoloading.

However, the default value changed in commit 85c50197716c ("loop: Fix
the max_loop commandline argument treatment when it is set to 0") to
CONFIG_BLK_DEV_LOOP_MIN_COUNT, for max_loop=0 not to pre-create devices.

That does improve 1), but unfortunately it breaks 2), as the default
behavior changed from no-limit to hard-limit.

Example:

For example, this userspace code broke for N &gt;= CONFIG, if the user
relied on the default value 0 for max_loop:

    mknod("/dev/loopN");
    open("/dev/loopN");  // now fails with ENXIO

Though affected users may "fix" it with (loop.)max_loop=0, this means to
require a kernel parameter change on stable kernel update (that commit
Fixes: an old commit in stable).

Solution:

The original semantics for the default value in 2) can be applied if the
parameter is not set (ie, default behavior).

This still keeps the intended function in 1) and 2) if set, and that
commit's intended improvement in 1) if max_loop=0.

Before 85c50197716c:
  - default:     1) CONFIG devices   2) no limit
  - max_loop=0:  1) CONFIG devices   2) no limit
  - max_loop=X:  1) X devices        2) X limit

After 85c50197716c:
  - default:     1) CONFIG devices   2) CONFIG limit (*)
  - max_loop=0:  1) 0 devices (*)    2) no limit
  - max_loop=X:  1) X devices        2) X limit

This commit:
  - default:     1) CONFIG devices   2) no limit (*)
  - max_loop=0:  1) 0 devices        2) no limit
  - max_loop=X:  1) X devices        2) X limit

Future:

The issue/regression from that commit only affects code under the
CONFIG_BLOCK_LEGACY_AUTOLOAD deprecation guard, thus the fix too is
contained under it.

Once that deprecated functionality/code is removed, the purpose 2) of
max_loop (hard limit) is no longer in use, so the module parameter
description can be changed then.

Tests:

Linux 6.4-rc7
CONFIG_BLK_DEV_LOOP_MIN_COUNT=8
CONFIG_BLOCK_LEGACY_AUTOLOAD=y

- default (original)

	# ls -1 /dev/loop*
	/dev/loop-control
	/dev/loop0
	...
	/dev/loop7

	# ./test-loop
	open: /dev/loop8: No such device or address

- default (patched)

	# ls -1 /dev/loop*
	/dev/loop-control
	/dev/loop0
	...
	/dev/loop7

	# ./test-loop
	#

- max_loop=0 (original &amp; patched):

	# ls -1 /dev/loop*
	/dev/loop-control

	# ./test-loop
	#

- max_loop=8 (original &amp; patched):

	# ls -1 /dev/loop*
	/dev/loop-control
	/dev/loop0
	...
	/dev/loop7

	# ./test-loop
	open: /dev/loop8: No such device or address

- max_loop=0 (patched; CONFIG_BLOCK_LEGACY_AUTOLOAD is not set)

	# ls -1 /dev/loop*
	/dev/loop-control

	# ./test-loop
	open: /dev/loop8: No such device or address

Fixes: 85c50197716c ("loop: Fix the max_loop commandline argument treatment when it is set to 0")
Signed-off-by: Mauricio Faria de Oliveira &lt;mfo@canonical.com&gt;
Reviewed-by: Christoph Hellwig &lt;hch@lst.de&gt;
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20230720143033.841001-3-mfo@canonical.com
Signed-off-by: Jens Axboe &lt;axboe@kernel.dk&gt;
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Problem:

The max_loop parameter is used for 2 different purposes:

1) initial number of loop devices to pre-create on init
2) maximum number of loop devices to add on access/open()

Historically, its default value (zero) caused 1) to create non-zero
number of devices (CONFIG_BLK_DEV_LOOP_MIN_COUNT), and no hard limit on
2) to add devices with autoloading.

However, the default value changed in commit 85c50197716c ("loop: Fix
the max_loop commandline argument treatment when it is set to 0") to
CONFIG_BLK_DEV_LOOP_MIN_COUNT, for max_loop=0 not to pre-create devices.

That does improve 1), but unfortunately it breaks 2), as the default
behavior changed from no-limit to hard-limit.

Example:

For example, this userspace code broke for N &gt;= CONFIG, if the user
relied on the default value 0 for max_loop:

    mknod("/dev/loopN");
    open("/dev/loopN");  // now fails with ENXIO

Though affected users may "fix" it with (loop.)max_loop=0, this means to
require a kernel parameter change on stable kernel update (that commit
Fixes: an old commit in stable).

Solution:

The original semantics for the default value in 2) can be applied if the
parameter is not set (ie, default behavior).

This still keeps the intended function in 1) and 2) if set, and that
commit's intended improvement in 1) if max_loop=0.

Before 85c50197716c:
  - default:     1) CONFIG devices   2) no limit
  - max_loop=0:  1) CONFIG devices   2) no limit
  - max_loop=X:  1) X devices        2) X limit

After 85c50197716c:
  - default:     1) CONFIG devices   2) CONFIG limit (*)
  - max_loop=0:  1) 0 devices (*)    2) no limit
  - max_loop=X:  1) X devices        2) X limit

This commit:
  - default:     1) CONFIG devices   2) no limit (*)
  - max_loop=0:  1) 0 devices        2) no limit
  - max_loop=X:  1) X devices        2) X limit

Future:

The issue/regression from that commit only affects code under the
CONFIG_BLOCK_LEGACY_AUTOLOAD deprecation guard, thus the fix too is
contained under it.

Once that deprecated functionality/code is removed, the purpose 2) of
max_loop (hard limit) is no longer in use, so the module parameter
description can be changed then.

Tests:

Linux 6.4-rc7
CONFIG_BLK_DEV_LOOP_MIN_COUNT=8
CONFIG_BLOCK_LEGACY_AUTOLOAD=y

- default (original)

	# ls -1 /dev/loop*
	/dev/loop-control
	/dev/loop0
	...
	/dev/loop7

	# ./test-loop
	open: /dev/loop8: No such device or address

- default (patched)

	# ls -1 /dev/loop*
	/dev/loop-control
	/dev/loop0
	...
	/dev/loop7

	# ./test-loop
	#

- max_loop=0 (original &amp; patched):

	# ls -1 /dev/loop*
	/dev/loop-control

	# ./test-loop
	#

- max_loop=8 (original &amp; patched):

	# ls -1 /dev/loop*
	/dev/loop-control
	/dev/loop0
	...
	/dev/loop7

	# ./test-loop
	open: /dev/loop8: No such device or address

- max_loop=0 (patched; CONFIG_BLOCK_LEGACY_AUTOLOAD is not set)

	# ls -1 /dev/loop*
	/dev/loop-control

	# ./test-loop
	open: /dev/loop8: No such device or address

Fixes: 85c50197716c ("loop: Fix the max_loop commandline argument treatment when it is set to 0")
Signed-off-by: Mauricio Faria de Oliveira &lt;mfo@canonical.com&gt;
Reviewed-by: Christoph Hellwig &lt;hch@lst.de&gt;
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20230720143033.841001-3-mfo@canonical.com
Signed-off-by: Jens Axboe &lt;axboe@kernel.dk&gt;
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