From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: David Brownell Date: Mon, 11 Oct 2004 16:07:15 +0000 Subject: Re: [2.6.9-rc4] USB && mass-storage && disconnect broken semantics Message-Id: <200410110907.15219.david-b@pacbell.net> List-Id: References: <20041011120701.GA824@outpost.ds9a.nl> <20041011153719.GA4118@vrfy.org> In-Reply-To: <20041011153719.GA4118@vrfy.org> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit To: linux-hotplug-devel@lists.sourceforge.net Cc: Kay Sievers , bert hubert , Greg KH , linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org On Monday 11 October 2004 8:37 am, Kay Sievers wrote: > On Mon, Oct 11, 2004 at 02:07:01PM +0200, bert hubert wrote: > > > > The expected behaviour is that on forceably unplugging an USB > > memory stick, > > the created SCSI device should vanish, along with the mounts based on it. > > That is clearly bejond the scope of the kernel or hotplug. This policy > belongs to some other device management software I've got to disagree with the "clearly", if not that entire claim. "Clearly" would imply there's some other sane default policy that doesn't amount to "wedge the system". - Dave ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by: IT Product Guide on ITManagersJournal Use IT products in your business? Tell us what you think of them. Give us Your Opinions, Get Free ThinkGeek Gift Certificates! Click to find out more http://productguide.itmanagersjournal.com/guidepromo.tmpl _______________________________________________ Linux-hotplug-devel mailing list http://linux-hotplug.sourceforge.net Linux-hotplug-devel@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/linux-hotplug-devel From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S269130AbUJKQPC (ORCPT ); Mon, 11 Oct 2004 12:15:02 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S269081AbUJKQNz (ORCPT ); Mon, 11 Oct 2004 12:13:55 -0400 Received: from ylpvm01-ext.prodigy.net ([207.115.57.32]:7146 "EHLO ylpvm01.prodigy.net") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S269065AbUJKQG4 (ORCPT ); Mon, 11 Oct 2004 12:06:56 -0400 From: David Brownell To: linux-hotplug-devel@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: Re: [2.6.9-rc4] USB && mass-storage && disconnect broken semantics Date: Mon, 11 Oct 2004 09:07:15 -0700 User-Agent: KMail/1.6.2 Cc: Kay Sievers , bert hubert , Greg KH , linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org References: <20041011120701.GA824@outpost.ds9a.nl> <20041011153719.GA4118@vrfy.org> In-Reply-To: <20041011153719.GA4118@vrfy.org> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Disposition: inline Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Message-Id: <200410110907.15219.david-b@pacbell.net> Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org On Monday 11 October 2004 8:37 am, Kay Sievers wrote: > On Mon, Oct 11, 2004 at 02:07:01PM +0200, bert hubert wrote: > > > > The expected behaviour is that on forceably unplugging an USB > > memory stick, > > the created SCSI device should vanish, along with the mounts based on it. > > That is clearly bejond the scope of the kernel or hotplug. This policy > belongs to some other device management software I've got to disagree with the "clearly", if not that entire claim. "Clearly" would imply there's some other sane default policy that doesn't amount to "wedge the system". - Dave