From: Pavel Machek <pavel@ucw.cz>
To: tridge@samba.org
Cc: Rusty Russell <rusty@rustcorp.com.au>,
OGAWA Hirofumi <hirofumi@mail.parknet.co.jp>,
john.lanza@linux.com, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org,
linux-fsdevel@vger.kernel.org,
Dave Kleikamp <shaggy@linux.vnet.ibm.com>,
Steve French <sfrench@us.ibm.com>, Mingming Cao <cmm@us.ibm.com>,
Paul McKenney <paulmck@linux.vnet.ibm.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] Added CONFIG_VFAT_FS_DUALNAMES option
Date: Fri, 3 Jul 2009 00:44:46 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20090702224446.GD30840@elf.ucw.cz> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <19021.14217.587592.808935@samba.org>
On Fri 2009-07-03 08:41:13, tridge@samba.org wrote:
> Hi Pavel,
>
> > So you know it causes XP to bluescreen, but can not reproduce that. So
> > what? Someone, somewhere _will_ reproduce it.
>
> yes, like someone, somewhere will get data corruption in a TCP
> connection because the checksum is quite weak and networking hardware
> ain't perfect.
That's why we have ethernet checksums.
> Once the probabilties become small enough then it is normal to accept
> imperfection in operating systems. If I could make it perfect I
> but I haven't thought of a way to do that while being absolutely sure
> of maintaining the full strength of the legal defence.
It already _was_ perfect before you started patching it.
> If you find a way to actually produce this problem in a way that is
> realistic for Linux users then let me know. Otherwise I think it is
> the best option we have, imperfect though it is.
So, you know that particular option will cause someone's XP to
bluescreen, and you still want it to default to "Y"?
Pavel
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Thread overview: 194+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2009-06-26 19:19 [PATCH] Added CONFIG_VFAT_FS_DUALNAMES option tridge
2009-06-26 21:40 ` H. Peter Anvin
2009-06-26 22:21 ` tridge
2009-06-27 1:48 ` OGAWA Hirofumi
2009-06-27 17:26 ` Jan Engelhardt
2009-06-27 1:56 ` OGAWA Hirofumi
2009-06-27 17:21 ` Jan Engelhardt
2009-06-28 2:59 ` tridge
2009-06-28 21:57 ` Jamie Lokier
2009-06-28 22:02 ` Jan Engelhardt
2009-06-28 22:05 ` Jamie Lokier
2009-06-29 1:23 ` tridge
2009-06-28 1:54 ` Eric W. Biederman
2009-06-28 2:19 ` tridge
2009-06-28 4:10 ` Eric W. Biederman
2009-06-28 5:38 ` tridge
2009-06-28 6:25 ` OGAWA Hirofumi
2009-06-28 19:51 ` Eric W. Biederman
2009-06-28 20:13 ` James Bottomley
2009-06-28 20:45 ` Eric W. Biederman
2009-06-28 21:45 ` James Bottomley
2009-06-28 21:28 ` tridge
2009-06-29 1:30 ` tridge
2009-06-29 22:18 ` Greg KH
2009-06-29 22:42 ` tridge
2009-06-29 22:52 ` Greg KH
2009-06-29 23:36 ` OGAWA Hirofumi
2009-06-29 23:51 ` tridge
2009-06-30 0:55 ` OGAWA Hirofumi
2009-06-30 6:31 ` Pavel Machek
2009-07-01 10:09 ` Alan Cox
2009-07-01 11:11 ` tridge
2009-07-01 11:34 ` Alan Cox
2009-07-01 10:49 ` Rusty Russell
2009-07-01 11:25 ` Alan Cox
2009-07-01 14:05 ` Theodore Tso
2009-07-01 14:17 ` Alan Cox
2009-07-02 1:42 ` tridge
2009-07-02 10:33 ` Alan Cox
2009-07-02 12:43 ` tridge
2009-07-02 21:49 ` Pavel Machek
2009-07-06 19:57 ` Jamie Lokier
2009-07-01 16:18 ` Stefan Richter
2009-07-02 23:17 ` CONFIG_VFAT_FS_DUALNAMES regression Jan Engelhardt
2009-07-02 23:37 ` tridge
2009-07-03 0:11 ` Jan Engelhardt
2009-07-03 0:25 ` tridge
2009-07-03 1:10 ` Jan Engelhardt
2009-07-03 1:26 ` tridge
2009-07-03 1:58 ` Jan Engelhardt
2009-07-11 0:14 ` Jamie Lokier
2009-07-02 23:46 ` CONFIG_VFAT_FS_DUALNAMES regressions Jan Engelhardt
2009-07-03 0:14 ` tridge
2009-07-03 0:58 ` OGAWA Hirofumi
2009-07-03 1:11 ` tridge
2009-07-03 1:50 ` Jan Engelhardt
2009-07-03 1:59 ` tridge
2009-07-03 2:09 ` Jan Engelhardt
2009-07-03 3:25 ` tridge
2009-07-03 6:46 ` OGAWA Hirofumi
2009-07-03 9:40 ` Jan Engelhardt
2009-07-03 12:24 ` tridge
2009-07-04 3:09 ` OGAWA Hirofumi
2009-07-06 11:40 ` Jan Engelhardt
2009-07-06 13:05 ` tridge
2009-07-06 16:17 ` David Newall
2009-07-06 19:33 ` Jamie Lokier
2009-07-06 18:55 ` Jan Engelhardt
2009-07-06 20:26 ` tridge
2009-07-06 20:42 ` Jan Engelhardt
2009-07-08 7:31 ` tridge
2009-07-06 20:36 ` Jan Engelhardt
2009-07-06 20:58 ` Jamie Lokier
2009-07-06 21:08 ` Jan Engelhardt
2009-07-06 22:24 ` Jamie Lokier
2009-07-07 9:36 ` Jan Engelhardt
2009-07-07 0:21 ` tridge
2009-07-07 21:56 ` Martin Steigerwald
2009-07-07 22:09 ` Martin Steigerwald
2009-07-08 3:12 ` tridge
2009-07-08 10:04 ` Alan Cox
2009-07-08 10:48 ` tridge
2009-07-08 12:02 ` Alan Cox
2009-07-08 13:02 ` tridge
2009-07-08 13:25 ` Alan Cox
2009-07-09 1:20 ` tridge
2009-07-09 9:42 ` Alan Cox
2009-07-09 13:59 ` James Bottomley
2009-07-09 14:10 ` Alan Cox
2009-07-09 15:25 ` Theodore Tso
[not found] ` <20090709171501.GA2991@infradead.org>
2009-07-09 20:57 ` David Newall
2009-07-09 22:23 ` Martin Steigerwald
2009-07-10 1:45 ` David Newall
2009-07-10 18:49 ` Martin Steigerwald
2009-07-10 19:31 ` Jonathan Corbet
2009-07-10 20:40 ` Bartlomiej Zolnierkiewicz
2009-07-12 11:21 ` Jörn Engel
2009-07-12 11:27 ` Jan Engelhardt
2009-07-13 22:20 ` Jamie Lokier
2009-07-13 22:32 ` Jan Engelhardt
2009-07-10 21:14 ` Alan Cox
2009-07-12 8:52 ` David Newall
2009-07-10 0:09 ` Alan Cox
2009-07-08 12:23 ` Jan Engelhardt
2009-07-08 15:27 ` James Bottomley
2009-07-08 15:37 ` Alan Cox
2009-07-08 16:06 ` James Bottomley
2009-07-08 16:18 ` Alan Cox
2009-07-09 4:25 ` tridge
2009-07-09 5:27 ` OGAWA Hirofumi
2009-07-09 7:21 ` Pavel Machek
2009-07-09 7:34 ` David Newall
2009-07-09 9:51 ` Alan Cox
2009-07-09 4:53 ` OGAWA Hirofumi
2009-07-09 9:53 ` Alan Cox
2009-07-12 19:39 ` OGAWA Hirofumi
2009-07-21 3:37 ` tridge
2009-07-21 9:16 ` Boaz Harrosh
2009-07-21 10:31 ` Pavel Machek
2009-07-21 13:24 ` tridge
2009-07-21 15:08 ` John Lanza
2009-07-21 19:36 ` John Lanza
2009-07-21 21:37 ` Pavel Machek
2009-07-21 22:38 ` tridge
2009-07-21 10:44 ` Jan Engelhardt
2009-07-21 13:04 ` tridge
2009-07-21 15:06 ` John Lanza
2009-07-21 19:38 ` John Lanza
2009-07-21 10:31 ` Pavel Machek
2009-07-21 13:19 ` tridge
2009-08-08 12:19 ` Pavel Machek
2009-07-08 11:39 ` Martin Steigerwald
2009-07-08 13:53 ` Jamie Lokier
2009-07-08 17:12 ` Jeremy Allison
2009-07-09 3:23 ` tridge
2009-07-09 13:34 ` Martin Steigerwald
2009-07-09 4:13 ` tridge
2009-07-09 19:47 ` Martin Steigerwald
2009-07-10 7:36 ` Pavel Machek
2009-07-10 21:12 ` Jamie Lokier
2009-07-10 21:28 ` Jamie Lokier
2009-07-11 2:03 ` Jamie Lokier
2009-07-07 19:51 ` Pavel Machek
2009-07-08 7:42 ` tridge
2009-07-08 10:27 ` Jan Engelhardt
2009-07-09 2:23 ` tridge
2009-07-09 8:24 ` Jan Engelhardt
2009-07-10 7:35 ` Pavel Machek
2009-07-06 20:04 ` Jamie Lokier
2009-07-08 7:30 ` tridge
2009-07-10 21:44 ` Jamie Lokier
2009-07-02 0:34 ` [PATCH] Added CONFIG_VFAT_FS_DUALNAMES option Rusty Russell
2009-07-02 21:46 ` Pavel Machek
2009-07-02 22:06 ` tridge
2009-07-02 22:33 ` Pavel Machek
2009-07-02 22:41 ` tridge
2009-07-02 22:44 ` Pavel Machek [this message]
2009-07-02 23:59 ` tridge
2009-07-08 9:21 ` Pavel Machek
2009-07-08 14:25 ` Paul E. McKenney
2009-07-08 21:42 ` tridge
2009-07-08 22:14 ` Paul E. McKenney
2009-07-08 23:59 ` Paul E. McKenney
2009-07-08 16:46 ` H. Peter Anvin
2009-07-03 0:03 ` Rusty Russell
2009-07-02 23:55 ` Rusty Russell
2009-07-01 10:50 ` tridge
2009-07-01 11:31 ` Alan Cox
2009-07-01 13:16 ` tridge
2009-07-01 13:38 ` Alan Cox
2009-07-01 14:02 ` tridge
2009-07-01 14:41 ` Alan Cox
2009-07-02 4:04 ` tridge
2009-07-02 10:32 ` Alan Cox
2009-07-02 12:38 ` tridge
2009-07-02 16:56 ` Alan Cox
2009-07-03 2:50 ` OGAWA Hirofumi
2009-07-02 14:56 ` James Bottomley
2009-07-02 15:27 ` Theodore Tso
2009-07-02 18:12 ` Alan Cox
2009-07-02 21:25 ` James Bottomley
2009-07-01 11:48 ` Boaz Harrosh
2009-07-01 12:28 ` tridge
2009-07-01 15:44 ` James Bottomley
2009-07-02 22:03 ` Pavel Machek
2009-07-06 20:41 ` Jamie Lokier
2009-07-07 10:02 ` Boaz Harrosh
2009-07-07 11:25 ` Jamie Lokier
2009-07-07 11:48 ` Boaz Harrosh
2009-07-07 11:50 ` tridge
2009-07-02 22:00 ` Pavel Machek
2009-07-02 22:23 ` tridge
2009-07-02 22:41 ` Pavel Machek
[not found] <4bbed3f70907082014t643209eaw5fc7cd7297f7af78@mail.gmail.com>
2009-07-09 13:16 ` John Lanza
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