> Basically, in my opinion removable media should be handled by insert
> and removal detection, not by access detection. Obviously, there are
> some sticky issues with that in the case where media can be removed
> without notice (like PC floppies or other manual-eject devices), but
> overall I think that is the correct approach.
You are absolutely right. Unfortunately, I am not aware of any general
way to request device to notify about media insertion/ejection.
Without such notification the only thing you can do is to poll - and
this is the same access detection in disguise. With disatvantage
that polling wastes system resources and is subject to races.
-andrey
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