/*
* linux/drivers/block/loop.c
*
* Written by Theodore Ts'o, 3/29/93
*
* Copyright 1993 by Theodore Ts'o. Redistribution of this file is
* permitted under the GNU General Public License.
*
* DES encryption plus some minor changes by Werner Almesberger, 30-MAY-1993
* more DES encryption plus IDEA encryption by Nicholas J. Leon, June 20, 1996
*
* Modularized and updated for 1.1.16 kernel - Mitch Dsouza 28th May 1994
* Adapted for 1.3.59 kernel - Andries Brouwer, 1 Feb 1996
*
* Fixed do_loop_request() re-entrancy - Vincent.Renardias@waw.com Mar 20, 1997
*
* Added devfs support - Richard Gooch <rgooch@atnf.csiro.au> 16-Jan-1998
*
* Handle sparse backing files correctly - Kenn Humborg, Jun 28, 1998
*
* Loadable modules and other fixes by AK, 1998
*
* Make real b
