Date: Thu, 14 Aug 2003 14:30:06 +0000 From: Olivier Cortes <olive@deep-ocean.org> To: Jan Stocker <Jan.Stocker@t-online.de> Cc: Mailing-List FreeBSD Current <freebsd-current@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: usbd does not use detach Message-ID: <1060504397.777.15.camel@syrenna.deep-ocean.local> In-Reply-To: <1060185309.676.1.camel@Twoflower.liebende.de> References: <1059835661.1198.7.camel@Twoflower.liebende.de> <1060185309.676.1.camel@Twoflower.liebende.de>
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Le Mer 06/08/2003 à 17:55, Jan Stocker a écrit : > Does nobody has this problem or does noone use this feature? the problem i see with detach is the "utility" of the command. example: my digital photo recorder. i have an attach script to mount automatically the partition on the cooresponding umass/da device. works great, and this helps. but when detaching, the umount part should be done BEFORE detaching, not after. i can't find any good use for the detach hook. most of things should have been done before detaching, and i can't see how to do it without user interactivity, thus avoiding use of the detach hook. i once included a umount -f in the detach hook. after unplugin' the device, it resulted in a panic. i don't remember if the umount was causing it or if it was right after, when accessing the mount point or repluging the digital recorder. anyway, i learned that umount -f is not meant to be used often... perhaps not on top of usb. for now. i manually umount the device before unpluging it. my 2 cents... olivier
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