Re: strange mounting problem

Alan Cox (alan@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk)
Fri, 17 Sep 1999 00:12:25 +0100 (BST)

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> There are definitvely problems with disk change detection. Wether a
> bunch of drives have a bug, or wether the bug is in the kernel I don't
> know.
>
> Last time someone reported this, Alan and I both started shouting that
> the change-detection on his drive must be broken. Until both of us ran
> into it ourselves.....

The cases I've found it are both isolated

1. Using a scsi eject tool that uses scsi generic
2. Some partition code leaked buffers which made nasty media change accidents
occur

#1 is an "it hurts doctor"
#2 is fixed

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