Messages in this thread | | | Date | Wed, 2 Jan 2008 15:23:30 -0500 (EST) | From | Alan Stern <> | Subject | Re: [linux-usb-devel] [FEATURE REQUEST] Transparent hot plugging of root file system on portable storage devices. |
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On Wed, 2 Jan 2008, Oliver Neukum wrote:
> Am Dienstag 01 Januar 2008 schrieb Pavel Machek: > > Hi1 > > > > > I would like to request a feature in the Linux kernel that would allow > > > a user to unplug a live read-only root file system which exists on a > > > detachable storage device such as a USB key drive. The desired > > > behavior is that once the same device is reattached to the computer > > > the user can continue work transparently without having to reboot. > > > > > > Having such a feature is becoming more important with advances in > > > detachable solid state drive technology. > > > > Yep, that would be nice.... In fact, patch would be very welcome :-). > > Use the USB persist feature and hibernate. It should work. If you modify > the fs in any way, you'll crash and burn. Unmounting / is harder which you > need if you want to do this safely.
What about people who prefer (for reasons of restart latency or non-availability of swap space) to suspend rather than hibernate?
Alan Stern
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