Messages in this thread | | | Date | Tue, 28 Feb 2006 23:37:10 +0100 | From | Pavel Machek <> | Subject | Re: o_sync in vfat driver |
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Hi!
> > I agree completely which is why we hack the system to remove the o_sync > > on our distro derivative. (-: > > > > But my point was that your solution of "don't do that then" is not much > > use to your average user who sits in front of such distro in graphical > > desktop as they are not technical enough to find and hack their hotplug > > system to work properly... > > > > Best regards, > > > > Anton > > >> If you don't want it *DO NOT USE IT AT THE MOUNT COMMAND LINE* !!! > > Yeah, cleaver. > That is not really a constructive responce. I dont use , I do use command > line mount all the time. I never was in danger of damaging my drive with > this new "feature". > > Telling a user who has just burnt out a brand new 1GB usb device he should > have RTFM and modified that HAL configuration to insure it did not use > sync it not likely to win much confidence in the linux kernel.
Return that 1GB usb device to manufacturer, it was broken.
> The point of raising this is that the vast majority of linux users have no > awareness of this. If there is a danger of this sync implementation > damaging hardware it should be done differently.
Fix the distribution, then. Pavel -- Web maintainer for suspend.sf.net (www.sf.net/projects/suspend) wanted... - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
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