FC6 "modprobe loop" deadlock?

[Chuck Ebbert]

On 06/01/2007 02:58 PM, Jan Andrejkovic wrote:
> Hello,
> 
> I have FC6 with default latest kernel and I configured encrypted swap
> (using
> /etc/crypttab). Now when I need to use losetup to "mount" floppy disk image
> as a loop device,
> I should have module loop loaded first.
> 
> When I try "modprobe loop" modprobe hangs and starts to spawn its
> copies, and then I see more and more modprobe processes eating all my
> CPU time and swap space.
> The only thing which saves my system from crash is to cancel the
> modprobe or if I do "killall modprobe".

You need to file a bug for this. And include the contents of
/etc/modprobe.conf in the report.