1What: /sys/block/loopX/loop/autoclear 2Date: Aug, 2010 3KernelVersion: v2.6.37 4Contact: [email protected] 5Description: 6 (RO) Shows if the device is in autoclear mode or not ( "1" or 7 "0"). Autoclear (if set) indicates that the loopback device will 8 self-distruct after last close. 9 10What: /sys/block/loopX/loop/backing_file 11Date: Aug, 2010 12KernelVersion: v2.6.37 13Contact: [email protected] 14Description: 15 (RO) The path of the backing file that the loop device maps its 16 data blocks to. 17 18What: /sys/block/loopX/loop/offset 19Date: Aug, 2010 20KernelVersion: v2.6.37 21Contact: [email protected] 22Description: 23 (RO) Start offset (in bytes). 24 25What: /sys/block/loopX/loop/sizelimit 26Date: Aug, 2010 27KernelVersion: v2.6.37 28Contact: [email protected] 29Description: 30 (RO) The size (in bytes) that the block device maps, starting 31 from the offset. 32 33What: /sys/block/loopX/loop/partscan 34Date: Aug, 2011 35KernelVersion: v3.10 36Contact: [email protected] 37Description: 38 (RO) Shows if automatic partition scanning is enabled for the 39 device or not ("1" or "0"). This can be requested individually 40 per loop device during its setup by setting LO_FLAGS_PARTSCAN in 41 in the ioctl request. By default, no partition tables are 42 scanned. 43 44What: /sys/block/loopX/loop/dio 45Date: Aug, 2015 46KernelVersion: v4.10 47Contact: [email protected] 48Description: 49 (RO) Shows if direct IO is being used to access backing file or 50 not ("1 or "0"). 51