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From: Pavel Machek <pavel@ucw.cz>
To: Raymano Garibaldi <raymano@faunos.com>
Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [REQUEST] New boot flag/kernel option
Date: Tue, 4 Dec 2007 07:18:16 +0000	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <20071204071816.GA6248@ucw.cz> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <1618816c0711171002j7791e0b7g694498ef7448b2e0@mail.gmail.com>

On Sat 2007-11-17 11:02:20, Raymano Garibaldi wrote:
> I would like to request a new boot flag/kernel option that would make
> the following scenario possible:
> 
> 1) Working on laptop with a live USB distro on a read-only USB stick.
> 2) Suspend laptop.
> 3) Detach USB stick.
> 
> 4) Do other things, get on a plane, go on a bus, deal with police
> officer giving you a ticket for operating a laptop while driving...
> 
> 5) Attach the same read-only USB stick.
> 6) Resume laptop.
> 7) Continue work as if nothing happened.
> 
> The last time we were able to do something like this was in 2.6.21.
> 
> If not, could you please advise a workaround to get this functionality
> with the latest kernels.

There's CONFIG switch in usb, exactly for this.

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      reply	other threads:[~2007-12-04  7:18 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 2+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2007-11-17 18:02 [REQUEST] New boot flag/kernel option Raymano Garibaldi
2007-12-04  7:18 ` Pavel Machek [this message]

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