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-rw-r--r--sys-utils/losetup.85
1 files changed, 4 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/sys-utils/losetup.8 b/sys-utils/losetup.8
index 9dab58037..98a8e70d6 100644
--- a/sys-utils/losetup.8
+++ b/sys-utils/losetup.8
@@ -87,7 +87,10 @@ for non-root users. See also \fB\-\-list\fR. The old output format (as printed
without \fB--list)\fR is deprecated.
.TP
.BR \-d , " \-\-detach " \fIloopdev\fR...
-Detach the file or device associated with the specified loop device(s).
+Detach the file or device associated with the specified loop device(s). Note
+that since Linux v3.7 kernel uses "lazy device destruction". The detach
+operation does not return EBUSY error anymore if device is actively used by
+system, but it is marked by autoclear flag and destroyed later.
.TP
.BR \-D , " \-\-detach\-all"
Detach all associated loop devices.