From owner-freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Jul 30 18:24:00 2007 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 70BC516A417 for ; Mon, 30 Jul 2007 18:24:00 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from dennis.melentyev@gmail.com) Received: from an-out-0708.google.com (an-out-0708.google.com [209.85.132.243]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 2C2E813C461 for ; Mon, 30 Jul 2007 18:23:59 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from dennis.melentyev@gmail.com) Received: by an-out-0708.google.com with SMTP id c14so385681anc for ; Mon, 30 Jul 2007 11:23:59 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=beta; h=domainkey-signature:received:received:message-id:date:from:to:subject:in-reply-to:mime-version:content-type:content-transfer-encoding:content-disposition:references; b=cj7BcK3JLA+QUQDnC8HZYPNp/TBkM0ysXbXZU0YrKUilKKWuephdTbMtzRBfdgx2pIKOoo1mudF1FURORcwgV+n+Ou96sh0v90pgwMF4EteT0m5OwxyAFmG7PqkiQ7k0Vxv6KX6qQ++4cvdlXyYL2/wfLTwcOtrU1I+7khmPfIg= DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=gmail.com; s=beta; h=received:message-id:date:from:to:subject:in-reply-to:mime-version:content-type:content-transfer-encoding:content-disposition:references; b=WtTMTPUcfxy79Ek2Be821WluOwDtDw+0m3u87xyW414Ua9tlOUn7SxKZAeEscMDIJsfusiaVixIIyHfJorgh+0bMo6IzvDw9Gvn25h00I7ouEwY2HRmDDZ1elIf2e568MTstLZFTr2YwBvJH4msZ5ZCCtOGqtR3wARe8XKnMavY= Received: by 10.100.191.5 with SMTP id o5mr4802803anf.1185819838975; Mon, 30 Jul 2007 11:23:58 -0700 (PDT) Received: by 10.70.118.15 with HTTP; Mon, 30 Jul 2007 11:23:58 -0700 (PDT) Message-ID: Date: Mon, 30 Jul 2007 21:23:58 +0300 From: "Dennis Melentyev" To: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org, peterjeremy@optushome.com.au, dennis.melentyev@gmail.com In-Reply-To: <200707301319.l6UDJkAH068637@lurza.secnetix.de> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline References: <20070727231905.GJ1152@turion.vk2pj.dyndns.org> <200707301319.l6UDJkAH068637@lurza.secnetix.de> Cc: Subject: Re: removing external usb hdd without unmounting causes reboot? X-BeenThere: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Production branch of FreeBSD source code List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 30 Jul 2007 18:24:00 -0000 Hi Oliver! 2007/7/30, Oliver Fromme : > Peter Jeremy wrote: > > Dennis Melentyev wrote: > > > Is there any correct way to initiate funding to rewrite VM/VFS related > > > parts (getting non-panicable removable devices)? Who should one > > > contact for this? > > > > I would suggest that the first step is finding someone (or a few > > people) with the necessary skills who is/are willing to work on the > > problem. Offering funding may increase the potential pool but will > > not automatically solve the skills/knowledge issue. > > By the way, the problem apparently has been solved in > DragonFly BSD (i.e. DF BSD does not panic when a mounted > FS is physically removed). Maybe it is worth to have a > look at what they did to fix it, and possibly port it > over to FreeBSD. On the other hand, the internal data > structures of the VM subsystem have diverged quite a lot > from FreeBSD, so I don't know if it would really help. > > (No, I'm not volunteering; lack of time and interest.) That was I asking same question in DragonflyBSD list :) But yes, VFS and VM in FBSD and DFBSD are way too differ since 4.1 times. It is not an option, sadly. -- Dennis Melentyev