I created a simple PoC udev rule to mount USB Storage devices with the "sync option. Available here : https://github.com/larina3315/personal-stuff/blob/main/linux/10-usb-storage.rules
Currently, USB Storage devices are mounted without the "sync" option, causing their writes to be cached. This causes an issue, especially with GUI file managers like GNOME Files, where after a file copy operation, it would notify the user that the operation has been completed. If the user then tries to unmount the USB Storage device, they get notified that data is still being written to disk and that they should not remove the USB Storage device from their PC/Laptop/device. This can take a more severe form if the user is using a CLI/GUI utility that DOES NOT inform the user that data is still being written, like the 'cp' CLI utility, the user might be misled into thinking that all writes have finished and plug the USB drive out, at which point data corruption due to unfinished writes occur. This is why, I think functionality should be included in Fedora Linux (or atleast in Fedora Workstation and other desktop spins) such that USB Storage devices are mounted with the "sync" options by default. -- _______________________________________________ devel mailing list -- devel@lists.fedoraproject.org To unsubscribe send an email to devel-le...@lists.fedoraproject.org Fedora Code of Conduct: https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/project/code-of-conduct/ List Guidelines: https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines List Archives: https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/devel@lists.fedoraproject.org Do not reply to spam, report it: https://pagure.io/fedora-infrastructure/new_issue
