Date: Mon, 30 Jul 2007 21:23:58 +0300 From: "Dennis Melentyev" <dennis.melentyev@gmail.com> To: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org, peterjeremy@optushome.com.au, dennis.melentyev@gmail.com Subject: Re: removing external usb hdd without unmounting causes reboot? Message-ID: <b84edfa10707301123t1e45e233t9c0f195afcb65c2@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <200707301319.l6UDJkAH068637@lurza.secnetix.de> References: <20070727231905.GJ1152@turion.vk2pj.dyndns.org> <200707301319.l6UDJkAH068637@lurza.secnetix.de>
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Hi Oliver! 2007/7/30, Oliver Fromme <olli@lurza.secnetix.de>: > 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
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