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on 09/03/2010 18:50 Joe Marcus Clarke said the following:
> Yeah, it should be hal-aware, but I'm not sure if it actually locks the
> device.  Using hal-lock explicitly will rule out such problems.  The
> media polling add-on is lock-aware, and should stop polling while the
> device is locked.
> 
> However, if GEOM changes under the covers, then that could trigger a
> re-poll.

Got it, thanks!

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Andriy Gapon