New comment by ahesford on void-packages repository

https://github.com/void-linux/void-packages/pull/46667#issuecomment-1762960945

Comment:
Sorry, I hit the wrong spot on screen. I meant to add: If there are environments where the needed `loop` functionality is present without a module (such as your case, or when somebody builds it into a custom kernel), the right approach is probably to source a `./conf` file to check for a variable like LOAD_LOOP_MOD (or some suitably named alternative) that can gate the load attempt. To avoid breaking other installations, the module load should happen by default, e.g., 

    LOAD_LOOP_MOD=yes
    [ -r ./conf ] && . ./conf
    case "${LOAOD_LOOP_MOD}" in
        no) ;;
        *) modprobe [...] ;;
    esac