Re: document ext3 requirements

Alan Cox
2009-01-27T13:38:22Z

> I remember seeing I/O error on CDs resulting in zillions of retries on
> errors on USB discs resulting in resetting the USB port again & again
> for hours... (CD case is years ago, but I usually see the USB layer
> trying reseting for quite a long time at least once per month)

Most of the CD ones are caused by tools like hal continuing to probe the
device regularly and causing new avalanches of errors.