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

[Matthew Dharm]

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.

Matt

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