Re: readonly semantics

2000-05-01 Thread Thomas Bushnell, BSG
Marcus Brinkmann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > 1. When are you supposed to call diskfs_check_readonly, and when are you > supposed to check the value of diskfs_readonly directly? You are always supposed to use diskfs_check_readonly. You should do it before you actually change the disk, but avoi

readonly semantics

2000-04-26 Thread Marcus Brinkmann
Hi Thomas (or someone else who wants to answer), in light of the io-seek.c failures on readonly stores, I have the following questions: 1. When are you supposed to call diskfs_check_readonly, and when are you supposed to check the value of diskfs_readonly directly? 2. What is the purpose of the