Messages in this thread | | | Date | Tue, 25 Aug 2009 14:42:10 +0100 | From | Alan Cox <> | Subject | Re: [patch] ext2/3: document conditions when reliable operation is possible |
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On Tue, 25 Aug 2009 09:37:12 -0400 Ric Wheeler <rwheeler@redhat.com> wrote:
> I really think that the expectation that all OS's (windows, mac, even your ipod) > all teach you not to hot unplug a device with any file system. Users have an > "eject" or "safe unload" in windows, your iPod tells you not to power off or > disconnect, etc.
Agreed
> I don't object to making that general statement - "Don't hot unplug a device > with an active file system or actively used raw device" - but would object to > the overly general statement about ext3 not working on flash, RAID5 not working, > etc...
The overall general statement for all media and all OS's should be
"Do you have a backup, have you tested it recently"
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