Re: [PATCH 1/1] Tools: hv: vssdaemon: Ignore VFAT mounts during the Freeze operation

[Greg KH <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>]

On Wed, Feb 12, 2014 at 08:40:22AM -0800, K. Y. Srinivasan wrote:
> If the guest has a FAT file system mounted, skip it during the FREEZE
> operation. With this change we can support host initiated backup of
> the guest even when the guest may have FAT file systems mounted.
> 
> Signed-off-by: K. Y. Srinivasan <kys@microsoft.com>
> ---
>  tools/hv/hv_vss_daemon.c |    2 ++
>  1 files changed, 2 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/tools/hv/hv_vss_daemon.c b/tools/hv/hv_vss_daemon.c
> index 520de3304..6a213b8 100644
> --- a/tools/hv/hv_vss_daemon.c
> +++ b/tools/hv/hv_vss_daemon.c
> @@ -87,6 +87,8 @@ static int vss_operate(int operation)
>  			continue;
>  		if (strcmp(ent->mnt_type, "iso9660") == 0)
>  			continue;
> +		if (strcmp(ent->mnt_type, "vfat") == 0)
> +			continue;

Why should the filesystem type matter here at all?

thanks,

greg k-h