Date: Wed, 5 May 2004 18:16:10 -0700 From: Gordon Tetlow <gordon@freebsd.org> To: Soeren Straarup <xride@x12.dk> Cc: freebsd-geom@freebsd.org Subject: Re: USB fash devices and dd Message-ID: <20040506011610.GF10016@spiff.melthusia.org> In-Reply-To: <20040505161516.GC10016@spiff.melthusia.org> References: <20040504115919.L35168-100000@x12.dk> <20040505161516.GC10016@spiff.melthusia.org>
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--3XA6nns4nE4KvaS/ Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable On Wed, May 05, 2004 at 09:15:17AM -0700, Gordon Tetlow wrote: > On Tue, May 04, 2004 at 12:04:26PM +0200, Soeren Straarup wrote: > >=20 > > Hi > >=20 > > I was reading the vol_msdosfs thread and this is what i've seen IRL > >=20 > > When dd'ing from a usb dongle to a file and then remove the dongle duri= ng > > this operation, then a kernel panic might ocour. I can't tell where the > > chain breaks. All this has been taken place on a 5.1-R box. >=20 > Only "might occur"? I would have thought it would panic 100%! The correct > solution to this problem is "Don't do that" Despite my flippant response, this is a FAQ. I have heard some rumblings that this may be fixed One Day (tm), but I wouldn't hold my breath. The problem is deep in the kernel and is non-trivial to fix (from what I've been told anyway). -gordon --3XA6nns4nE4KvaS/ Content-Type: application/pgp-signature Content-Disposition: inline -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.2.3 (FreeBSD) iD8DBQFAmZHaRu2t9DV9ZfsRArXhAJ41G6ol1tq2hMeMKrPjLk9kxE42igCgnnbH 6QAW6xLhNXZ/iLjq99mrI+8= =xlZG -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --3XA6nns4nE4KvaS/--
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