Re: ATAPI CDRom Error

Pavel Machek (pavel@bug.ucw.cz)
Mon, 1 Feb 1999 12:49:26 +0100


HI!

> Michael> Those VFS messages are just from me popping cd's in and
> Michael> out using cdcd.
>
> Alan> You mean the kernel logged a Disk change every time you umm
> Alan> changed the disk ? Or am I missing something here
>
> Ben> I'm getting this as well in 2.2.1 -- if xmcd is running, the
> Ben> kernel logs this same message every time I insert or remove a
> Ben> disk from an IDE CD-ROM and xmcd detects the disk change.
>
> Jens> I think what Alan means is that naturally the VFS logs the
> Jens> disc change, while You and Michael mean that maybe VFS
> Jens> shouldn't be logging this in the first place.
>
> Yes, this is what I mean. :) Sorry for the confusion. Since
> disc-changes happen pretty often, why do we need to log this fact?

Is there some problem with it? You are assured that media change
detection works. (I think long ago they were floppies which had
problem with this ones?). Unless your logs are full of that, keep the
message.

Pavel

-- 
I'm really pavel@atrey.karlin.mff.cuni.cz. 	   Pavel
Look at http://atrey.karlin.mff.cuni.cz/~pavel/ ;-).

- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.rutgers.edu Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/