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Re: media removed indication!

On Fri, 2004-04-02 at 06:38, Jinu M. wrote:
> Hi all,
> 
> We are working on the removable media support for our disk driver. 
> 
> I have a couple of questions.
> 
> How do you ask the file system to stop sending buffers to our disk driver (request function) when the media is removed?
> 
> If a disk is already mounted when the media is removed is there a way to stop all IO and umount the disk automatically?
> 
> Any pointers on the same will be of great help.

Jinu,

There is a tread on the Linux-SCSI list dealing with an issue of removable media and associated error.  You might want to check there.

The thread is "bug 2400"

Matt

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Adaptec, Inc.
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