diff -urN 2.4.19pre7ac1/drivers/block/loop.c 2.4.19pre7ac2/drivers/block/loop.c
--- 2.4.19pre7ac1/drivers/block/loop.c	Fri Apr 19 02:13:08 2002
+++ 2.4.19pre7ac2/drivers/block/loop.c	Sat Apr 20 04:07:21 2002
@@ -418,6 +418,7 @@
 			break;
 
 		run_task_queue(&tq_disk);
+		set_current_state(TASK_INTERRUPTIBLE);
 		schedule_timeout(HZ);
 	} while (1);
 	memset(bh, 0, sizeof(*bh));
@@ -437,6 +438,7 @@
 			break;
 
 		run_task_queue(&tq_disk);
+		set_current_state(TASK_INTERRUPTIBLE);
 		schedule_timeout(HZ);
 	} while (1);
 
@@ -565,6 +567,7 @@
 
 	daemonize();
 	exit_files(current);
+	reparent_to_init();
 
 	sprintf(current->comm, "loop%d", lo->lo_number);
 
@@ -644,7 +647,7 @@
 		lo_device = inode->i_rdev;
 		if (lo_device == dev) {
 			error = -EBUSY;
-			goto out;
+			goto out_putf;
 		}
 	} else if (S_ISREG(inode->i_mode)) {
 		struct address_space_operations *aops = inode->i_mapping->a_ops;