From: mharris AT blackwidow DOT saultc DOT on DOT ca
Date: Tue, 18 Feb 1997 11:43:39 -0500 (EST)
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To: Mark Habersack <grendel AT ananke DOT amu DOT edu DOT pl>
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Subject: Re: [opendos-developer] Re: [opendos] OpenDOS + Win95 w/FAT32? 
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On Thu, 13 Feb 1997, Mark Habersack wrote:

> > > > Your definition of "mount" seems to be faulty.  To "mount" a
> > > 
> > > My apologies, I looking for a term which hasn't been declared yet, how
> > > about we call it INTEND?
> > 
> > Ok, sounds fair.  I don't understand the logic behind it though.
> > You could just make the kernel smart enough to detect what
> > filesystem is on the disk in the drive, and automount it like it
> > allready does with FAT disks.  Note, that automounting is only
> > possible for READ-ONLY disks (write protected) and/or disk drives
> > with write caching disabled.  This is the case in DOS right now,
> > and will always be.  The reason is that if the info hasn't been
> > written to disk yet, and you yank it, then the disk is toasted.
> > Sure, the kernel could print an error message saying "please put
> > that disk back in" but this would ONLY work if you complied, and
> > actually did it.  A better solution is not caching removable
> > media. 
> But, in case of mountable partitions/drives, this makes impossible caching of 
> *any* drive except for the root FS! Better way would be to build into the 
> mount utility some intelligent code that'd just flush *all* caches before 
> unmounting the drive. In case of floppies you're on your own though. But I 
> think that write cache for floppies is, err..., funny idea ;-)

No, one should have the CHOICE of mounting removeable media with
or without caching, and also fixed media.  Neither would effect
the other.

> > Is someone keeping an OpenDOS wishlist together?  I'm going to
> > make one based on my own wishes, and also those of everyone else
> > in here (an unbiased wishlist that is).
> Mail me with your ideas, we can talk about it.

Soon, I'll send it.

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