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Debian bug tracking system administrator (administrator, Debian Bugs database) -------------------------------------- Received: (at submit) by bugs.debian.org; 18 May 2005 06:51:44 +0000 >From [EMAIL PROTECTED] Tue May 17 23:51:44 2005 Return-path: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Received: from rhlx01.fht-esslingen.de [129.143.116.10] by spohr.debian.org with esmtp (Exim 3.35 1 (Debian)) id 1DYIPA-0003L0-00; Tue, 17 May 2005 23:51:44 -0700 Received: by rhlx01.fht-esslingen.de (Postfix, from userid 102) id CDBF8236A6; Wed, 18 May 2005 08:51:42 +0200 (CEST) Date: Wed, 18 May 2005 08:51:42 +0200 From: Andreas Mohr <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: pmount: DANGEROUS default settings (sync) Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.1i X-Priority: none Delivered-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 2.60-bugs.debian.org_2005_01_02 (1.212-2003-09-23-exp) on spohr.debian.org X-Spam-Status: No, hits=-5.8 required=4.0 tests=BAYES_01,HAS_PACKAGE, PRIORITY_NO_NAME autolearn=no version=2.60-bugs.debian.org_2005_01_02 X-Spam-Level: Package: pmount Version: 0.8-1 Severity: grave Hi, apparently the sync option really should *NOT* be used, especially not by default: http://readlist.com/lists/vger.kernel.org/linux-kernel/22/111748.html Probably the best way is to get rid of the sync default in favour of an async default, and also make sure to warn against using sync on flash media in the man page (and README?) (eikke: JFYI) Andreas Mohr --------------------------------------- Received: (at 309625-close) by bugs.debian.org; 18 May 2005 22:20:19 +0000 >From [EMAIL PROTECTED] Wed May 18 15:20:18 2005 Return-path: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Received: from newraff.debian.org [208.185.25.31] (mail) by spohr.debian.org with esmtp (Exim 3.35 1 (Debian)) id 1DYWtl-0006sT-00; Wed, 18 May 2005 15:20:18 -0700 Received: from katie by newraff.debian.org with local (Exim 3.35 1 (Debian)) id 1DYWrR-0003gL-00; Wed, 18 May 2005 18:17:53 -0400 From: Sjoerd Simons <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] X-Katie: $Revision: 1.55 $ Subject: Bug#309625: fixed in hal 0.4.7-3sarge1 Message-Id: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sender: Archive Administrator <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Wed, 18 May 2005 18:17:53 -0400 Delivered-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 2.60-bugs.debian.org_2005_01_02 (1.212-2003-09-23-exp) on spohr.debian.org X-Spam-Status: No, hits=-6.0 required=4.0 tests=BAYES_00,HAS_BUG_NUMBER autolearn=no version=2.60-bugs.debian.org_2005_01_02 X-Spam-Level: Source: hal Source-Version: 0.4.7-3sarge1 We believe that the bug you reported is fixed in the latest version of hal, which is due to be installed in the Debian FTP archive: hal-device-manager_0.4.7-3sarge1_all.deb to pool/main/h/hal/hal-device-manager_0.4.7-3sarge1_all.deb hal-doc_0.4.7-3sarge1_all.deb to pool/main/h/hal/hal-doc_0.4.7-3sarge1_all.deb hal_0.4.7-3sarge1.diff.gz to pool/main/h/hal/hal_0.4.7-3sarge1.diff.gz hal_0.4.7-3sarge1.dsc to pool/main/h/hal/hal_0.4.7-3sarge1.dsc hal_0.4.7-3sarge1_powerpc.deb to pool/main/h/hal/hal_0.4.7-3sarge1_powerpc.deb libhal-dev_0.4.7-3sarge1_powerpc.deb to pool/main/h/hal/libhal-dev_0.4.7-3sarge1_powerpc.deb libhal-storage-dev_0.4.7-3sarge1_powerpc.deb to pool/main/h/hal/libhal-storage-dev_0.4.7-3sarge1_powerpc.deb libhal-storage0_0.4.7-3sarge1_powerpc.deb to pool/main/h/hal/libhal-storage0_0.4.7-3sarge1_powerpc.deb libhal0_0.4.7-3sarge1_powerpc.deb to pool/main/h/hal/libhal0_0.4.7-3sarge1_powerpc.deb A summary of the changes between this version and the previous one is attached. Thank you for reporting the bug, which will now be closed. If you have further comments please address them to [EMAIL PROTECTED], and the maintainer will reopen the bug report if appropriate. Debian distribution maintenance software pp. Sjoerd Simons <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> (supplier of updated hal package) (This message was generated automatically at their request; if you believe that there is a problem with it please contact the archive administrators by mailing [EMAIL PROTECTED]) -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Format: 1.7 Date: Wed, 18 May 2005 23:03:39 +0200 Source: hal Binary: libhal-dev hal-doc libhal-storage-dev libhal-storage0 libhal0 hal hal-device-manager Architecture: source powerpc all Version: 0.4.7-3sarge1 Distribution: testing-proposed-updates Urgency: high Maintainer: Sjoerd Simons <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Changed-By: Sjoerd Simons <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Description: hal - Hardware Abstraction Layer hal-device-manager - Hardware Abstraction Layer user interface hal-doc - Hardware Abstraction Layer libhal-dev - Hardware Abstraction Layer - development files libhal-storage-dev - Hardware Abstraction Layer - development files libhal-storage0 - Hardware Abstraction Layer - shared library for storage devices libhal0 - Hardware Abstraction Layer - shared library Closes: 309625 Changes: hal (0.4.7-3sarge1) testing-proposed-updates; urgency=high . * Don't set the sync mount option by default on smaller drives (flash drives). Especially on newer kernels this can wear out media too fast. Warn against this in the example fdi file. (Closes: #309625) Files: 4efff83fd7efd2503ec00b832c3ab7da 836 admin optional hal_0.4.7-3sarge1.dsc b9c43c799cc36fae66eb826ff2dcd498 22490 admin optional hal_0.4.7-3sarge1.diff.gz d6b2db63836b4b250c660cbfc54dd392 153646 admin optional hal-device-manager_0.4.7-3sarge1_all.deb fa02d9945996d163b6ed086da8d552f0 141398 doc optional hal-doc_0.4.7-3sarge1_all.deb 36ca4fa639d81ec38d23d525ef449fa1 226282 admin optional hal_0.4.7-3sarge1_powerpc.deb 39b4b3124a4bc862df17929492dbb20f 90306 libs optional libhal0_0.4.7-3sarge1_powerpc.deb 3c46476db1c0c5071826fc16f75df8d2 91336 libs optional libhal-storage0_0.4.7-3sarge1_powerpc.deb 6db9faa75f3e4b2e922df98e8844200b 93654 libdevel optional libhal-dev_0.4.7-3sarge1_powerpc.deb aac832a8bcaf08de3d0a306f68215711 92138 libdevel optional libhal-storage-dev_0.4.7-3sarge1_powerpc.deb -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.1 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQFCi7fqgTd+SodosdIRAmKlAKCbn1mRUf84MvWZZv/rqW8hgd23SACbBwnl PvWy8DnlG39B5fcV3PT0FGM= =x3yO -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". 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