Hi Martin, On Wed, May 18, 2005 at 05:32:34PM +0200, Martin Pitt wrote: > Steve Langasek [2005-05-18 4:38 -0700]: > > > I read the thread and it convinced me to change the pmount default > > > from sync to async (which would be a trivial change) and replace the > > > --async option with a --sync option. The advantages (don't destroy > > > flash hardware and greatly speed up the writing process) outweigh the > > > disadvantages (protect users from corruption if they don't unmount > > > their drives) IMHO. > > > > > I will prepare the patch ASAP and send it to this bug. In the > > > meantime, would you accept this change for Sarge? > > > > If you think that's the correct course of action for addressing this bug, > > then yes.
> Alright, I uploaded > pmount (0.8-2) unstable; urgency=high > . > * Urgency high since this fixes an RC bug, the fix should reach Sarge. > * Added debian/patches/02-async_by_default.patch: > - Mount devices 'async' by default instead of 'sync'. This will avoid > physical damage of flash chips due to exaggerated updating of inode/FAT > structures and greatly speed up the write throughput. On the bad side > this makes it much less safe to remove devices without proper > umounting. > - Replace option "--async" with option "--sync". > - Document change in the manpages. > - Closes: #309591 > * debian/control: Correct package priority to optional, to match the katie > overrides. > The applied patch can be seen at [1], it's pretty trivial. Ok, approved. Is there any value in continuing to provide the --async commandline option for purposes of backwards compatibility? Thanks, -- Steve Langasek postmodern programmer
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