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    SubjectRe: Flames over -- Re: Which is simpler?
    David Brownell wrote:
    >
    > Hardware is CORRECTLY reporting electrical disconnects,
    > but Philip is wanting Linux to ignore those reports.
    >
    >

    No, not ignore, just realize that an electrical disconnection does not
    necessarily mean that the volume can no longer be accessed.

    >
    > No patch possible. Reading the other messages in that
    > thread, Philip is advocating Linux ignore the USB spec.
    > (Which is what _he_ appears to have been doing...)
    >

    Non sequitur. The USB spec does not say the kernel must force unmount
    the drive.

    > What he has to do is more than submit a patch. He first
    > needs to lobby the USB-IF to change the USB spec, and
    > get every peripheral vendor to stop shipping USB devices
    > and instead switch over to "Philip-USB". Then get all
    > the billions of USB peripherals to go into the recycle
    > bin and be replaced with products conforming to his
    > new variant. It all seems highly unlikely. ;)
    >
    >
    > But yes, you're right ... if he's serious about
    > changing all that stuff, he also needs stop being a
    > member of the "never submitted a USB patch" club.
    > Ideally, starting with small things.
    >


    You're moving off into left field.

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