RE: 2.7 (future kernel) wish

["Kevin Krieser" <kkrieser@lcisp.com>]

XP came with an option that I've seen on USB hard drives where it won't
cache writes by default.  It is in Device Manager, and called Optimize
for quick removal.  You can also enable write caching, which requires
the use of the Safe Removal icon.

I don't recall 2000 having this option.

With Linux, I'm just ingrained to umount first.

-----Original Message-----
From: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org
[mailto:linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org] On Behalf Of Kevin P.
Fleming
Sent: Saturday, December 27, 2003 9:08 PM
To: Jim Crilly
Cc: Joshua Schmidlkofer; David B. Stevens; Helge Hafting; Jos Hulzink;
Linux Kernel Mailing List
Subject: Re: 2.7 (future kernel) wish


Jim Crilly wrote:

> 'safely' removed. I also believe Windows mounts any removable device
> synchronously so that if you do pull it out prematurely the damage
done 
> is limited.

Nope, when I put stuff onto a CF card via CF-to-USB adapter Windows 
still buffers writes to the media while the user interface goes on about

its business. The only media that I've ever seen Windows use 
synchronously is old-style floppy disks.

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