What would be the maximum number of loop back mounts allowed on a RHEL6 machine?

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Issue

  • What would be the maximum loop-back mounts possible on a RHEL6 machine?

  • What would be the memory cost per loop-back mount?

  • Can the devices be created dynamically or will it require a reboot?

  • Does this impact the number of file systems that can be mounted on the machine? Is there an upper limit for the maximum number of file systems that can be mounted on a RHEL6 machine?

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6

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