Re: usb flash drive removal (Re: Desktop NetBSD needs your help)

[matthew sporleder <msporleder%gmail.com@localhost>]

On Wed, Feb 11, 2009 at 8:18 AM, Jared D. McNeill 
<jmcneill%invisible.ca@localhost> wrote:
> Arnaud Lacombe wrote:
>>
>> On Tue, Feb 10, 2009 at 5:23 AM, David Holland
>> <dholland-current%netbsd.org@localhost> wrote:
>>>
>>> None of them, however, are Unix-derived. It is a disgrace that
>>> removable media handling in Unix has remained broken all this time.
>>>
>> I can't wait to use the patch you'll provide!
>
> Maybe we should add it to the Google Summer of Code project list.

Wasn't graceful handling of disks going away (not crashing your whole
system) a big part of puffs/rump?

I think "Following disk re-attachment, the virtual block device
replays its list of outstanding commands." is a great enhancement,
though.  It also opens the door to all kinds of cool remembering
tricks (regular mount points for different flash drives, etc).

Matt