From owner-freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Aug 16 14:37:09 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 4640416A419 for ; Thu, 16 Aug 2007 14:37:09 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from olli@lurza.secnetix.de) Received: from lurza.secnetix.de (lurza.secnetix.de [IPv6:2001:1b20:1:3::1]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id B999B13C458 for ; Thu, 16 Aug 2007 14:37:08 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from olli@lurza.secnetix.de) Received: from lurza.secnetix.de (cpahev@localhost [127.0.0.1]) by lurza.secnetix.de (8.13.4/8.13.4) with ESMTP id l7GEb2xC006534 for ; Thu, 16 Aug 2007 16:37:07 +0200 (CEST) (envelope-from oliver.fromme@secnetix.de) Received: (from olli@localhost) by lurza.secnetix.de (8.13.4/8.13.1/Submit) id l7GEb2KV006533; Thu, 16 Aug 2007 16:37:02 +0200 (CEST) (envelope-from olli) Date: Thu, 16 Aug 2007 16:37:02 +0200 (CEST) Message-Id: <200708161437.l7GEb2KV006533@lurza.secnetix.de> From: Oliver Fromme To: freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG In-Reply-To: <20070816124610.GG89290@underworld.novel.ru> X-Newsgroups: list.freebsd-stable User-Agent: tin/1.8.2-20060425 ("Shillay") (UNIX) (FreeBSD/4.11-STABLE (i386)) MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Greylist: Sender IP whitelisted, not delayed by milter-greylist-2.1.2 (lurza.secnetix.de [127.0.0.1]); Thu, 16 Aug 2007 16:37:07 +0200 (CEST) Cc: Subject: Re: panic after removing usb flash disk X-BeenThere: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list Reply-To: freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG List-Id: Production branch of FreeBSD source code List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 16 Aug 2007 14:37:09 -0000 Roman Bogorodskiy wrote: > Artem Kuchin wrote: > > [FreeBSD crashes when a mounted device disappears] > > It's not a bug, it's a feature. I certainly wouldn't call it a feature. As others have noted, it is a known shortcoming in FreeBSD, and fixing it is non-trivial. Always remember to umount devices before removing them. Using amd(8) with a short timeout can help somewhat. Best regards Oliver -- Oliver Fromme, secnetix GmbH & Co. KG, Marktplatz 29, 85567 Grafing b. M. Handelsregister: Registergericht Muenchen, HRA 74606, Geschäftsfuehrung: secnetix Verwaltungsgesellsch. mbH, Handelsregister: Registergericht Mün- chen, HRB 125758, Geschäftsführer: Maik Bachmann, Olaf Erb, Ralf Gebhart FreeBSD-Dienstleistungen, -Produkte und mehr: http://www.secnetix.de/bsd I suggested holding a "Python Object Oriented Programming Seminar", but the acronym was unpopular. -- Joseph Strout