Re: [linux-usb-devel] Re: usb-storage not suitable for swapping

[Oliver Neukum]

Am Montag, 17. September 2001 03:41 schrieben Sie:
> On Mon, Sep 17, 2001 at 12:57:13AM +0200, Oliver Neukum wrote:
> > Well yes, but you can't assume it might not be disconnected.
> > Disconnecting is legal everywhen. AFAIK usb storage doesn't time out a
> > request, but waits for reconnection. You could have init stuck in state
> > D.
>
> Actually, to avoid exactly that, usb-storage fails all requests for a
> disappeared device with a "device not ready" error.

Sorry, I was wrong about that.
However, init is not stuck, it dies. Removable swap is dangerous.

        Regards
                Oliver

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