Adding upstream version 5.10.209.upstream/5.10.209

Signed-off-by: Daniel Baumann <daniel.baumann@progress-linux.org>

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+What:		/sys/block/loopX/loop/autoclear
+Date:		Aug, 2010
+KernelVersion:	v2.6.37
+Contact:	linux-block@vger.kernel.org
+Description:
+		(RO) Shows if the device is in autoclear mode or not ( "1" or
+		"0"). Autoclear (if set) indicates that the loopback device will
+		self-distruct after last close.
+
+What:		/sys/block/loopX/loop/backing_file
+Date:		Aug, 2010
+KernelVersion:	v2.6.37
+Contact:	linux-block@vger.kernel.org
+Description:
+		(RO) The path of the backing file that the loop device maps its
+		data blocks to.
+
+What:		/sys/block/loopX/loop/offset
+Date:		Aug, 2010
+KernelVersion:	v2.6.37
+Contact:	linux-block@vger.kernel.org
+Description:
+		(RO) Start offset (in bytes).
+
+What:		/sys/block/loopX/loop/sizelimit
+Date:		Aug, 2010
+KernelVersion:	v2.6.37
+Contact:	linux-block@vger.kernel.org
+Description:
+		(RO) The size (in bytes) that the block device maps, starting
+		from the offset.
+
+What:		/sys/block/loopX/loop/partscan
+Date:		Aug, 2011
+KernelVersion:	v3.10
+Contact:	linux-block@vger.kernel.org
+Description:
+		(RO) Shows if automatic partition scanning is enabled for the
+		device or not ("1" or "0"). This can be requested individually
+		per loop device during its setup by setting LO_FLAGS_PARTSCAN in
+		in the ioctl request. By default, no partition tables are
+		scanned.
+
+What:		/sys/block/loopX/loop/dio
+Date:		Aug, 2015
+KernelVersion:	v4.10
+Contact:	linux-block@vger.kernel.org
+Description:
+		(RO) Shows if direct IO is being used to access backing file or
+		not ("1 or "0").