Re: [PATCH 2/2] Added SQLite history plugin

[Denis Kenzior <denkenz@gmail.com>]

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Hi Niko,

> On Wed, Apr 7, 2010 at 7:55 PM, Denis Kenzior <denkenz@gmail.com> wrote:
> [...]
> 
> >> Yes, anyway I'm thinking about the case when the storage system is
> >> full, or an other error occours while trying to store the message.
> >> In this case the driver should notify the network with a NACK, while a
> >> signal should notify the user that the storage is full or there is
> >> another problem.
> >
> > If your storage is full then you have other problems.  Adding nack/ack
> > capability would increate the complexity of the driver/core about 10
> > fold, so this is not something we're willing to consider right now.  If
> > this is an issue, then the user should be notified well in advance to
> > rectify the situation or face possible data loss.
> 
> That's not always possibile, for example in the case of
> filesystem/block device faults.
> I have a real case here, on the freerunner sometimes using the WiFi
> will broke the access to the SD media card, I know it's not a perfect
> device but similiar problems may happen on different hardware too.
> 
> Anyway I was aware of such complexity, my old phones nacks when the
> sim/me/fs storage is full, hoping that will be addressed in some
> future.

This is certainly possible to add, however the priority is rather low because 
only truly bizarre conditions result in loss of data.  Namely disk full and 
physical device corruption.  In both cases you have other more important 
information than SMS that will be lost.

If this is important to you, you can always submit a patch :)

Regards,
-Denis