Re: add/remove actions for usb devices

[Florian Iragne <florian.iragne@labri.fr>]

jjluza wrote:
>>Florian Iragne wrote :
>>on device add, it is correctly mounted. on device removal, the system 
>>freeze and i have to use magic keys to reboot the machine.
>>
> 
> yes, that's the error I get.
> I'm pretty sure that's because vfat doesn't support sync mode.

No, i don't think so. I have a script that mount/umount devices 
automatically (wthout using udev event), and it works (with sync mode 
for vfat).

> If I don't make udev handle device removal, I can unmount it manually, but it 
> freeze too.

manually, sometimes it hangs, but not always, and without any error message

>>well, where do you see any mention of the limitation of the sync mode to 
>>ext*/ufs? i've read the manpage of mount several times, but did not find 
>>anything like the info you mentioned.
> 
> I have read it on the manual page from debian sid. I have read such a thing on 
> several web sites too, after searching on google, but some other sites tell 
> we can ... so I'm a bit disappointed.
> 
> you can read that from this manpage too :
> http://www.netadmintools.com/html/8mount.man.html
> 
>>the sync option today has effect only for ext2, ext3 and ufs)
> 
i will read those, but the manpage on my debian sid doesn't seem to be 
the same than yours. ;-)
> 
> 
> It would be so good if vfat be aware of sync and if my kernel doesn't oops on 
> device removal.

yes, it would be good

Florian



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