Ensure loop ready

alpine/utils.sh

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+#!/bin/bash
+
+ensure_loop_ready() {
+    # The loop kernel module is host-side. This only works if the container
+    # has permission and modprobe exists; otherwise the host must load it.
+    if ! grep -qw loop /proc/modules 2>/dev/null; then
+        modprobe loop 2>/dev/null || true
+    fi
+
+    # /dev/loop-control: char device 10:237
+    if [ ! -e /dev/loop-control ]; then
+        echo "Creating missing /dev/loop-control" >&2
+        mknod /dev/loop-control c 10 237 || {
+            echo "ERROR: cannot create /dev/loop-control" >&2
+            echo "Run container with --privileged, or pass --device=/dev/loop-control and loop devices." >&2
+            exit 1
+        }
+        chmod 600 /dev/loop-control || true
+    fi
+
+    if [ ! -c /dev/loop-control ]; then
+        echo "ERROR: /dev/loop-control exists but is not a character device" >&2
+        ls -l /dev/loop-control >&2 || true
+        exit 1
+    fi
+
+    # Create a reasonable pool of loop block devices.
+    # loopN block devices are major 7, minor N.
+    for i in $(seq 0 31); do
+        if [ ! -e "/dev/loop$i" ]; then
+            echo "Creating missing /dev/loop$i" >&2
+            mknod "/dev/loop$i" b 7 "$i" || {
+                echo "ERROR: cannot create /dev/loop$i" >&2
+                echo "Run container with --privileged, or pre-create/pass loop devices." >&2
+                exit 1
+            }
+            chmod 660 "/dev/loop$i" || true
+        fi
+
+        if [ ! -b "/dev/loop$i" ]; then
+            echo "ERROR: /dev/loop$i exists but is not a block device" >&2
+            ls -l "/dev/loop$i" >&2 || true
+            exit 1
+        fi
+    done
+
+    # Smoke test: ask losetup for a free loop device.
+    if ! losetup -f >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+        echo "ERROR: losetup cannot find/use a loop device" >&2
+        echo "Debug info:" >&2
+        ls -l /dev/loop-control /dev/loop* >&2 || true
+        grep -w loop /proc/modules >&2 || true
+        echo >&2
+        echo "Docker likely needs --privileged, or at minimum CAP_SYS_ADMIN plus loop devices." >&2
+        exit 1
+    fi
+}