linux-ext4 - Re: [PATCH 5/7] mke2fs: proceed if the user doesn't type anything after 5 seconds

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Date:	Mon, 28 Apr 2014 10:36:52 -0500
From:	Eric Sandeen <sandeen@...hat.com>
To:	"Theodore Ts'o" <tytso@....edu>,
	Ext4 Developers List <linux-ext4@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 5/7] mke2fs: proceed if the user doesn't type anything
 after 5 seconds

On 4/28/14, 10:33 AM, Eric Sandeen wrote:
> On 4/26/14, 7:00 PM, Theodore Ts'o wrote:
>> If mke2fs needs to ask the user for permission, and the user doesn't
>> type anything for five seconds, proceed as if the user had said yes.
>>
>> This will allow us to add more stringent checks without breaking
>> existing scripts (much).
> 
> Hm, this sounds a little dangerous - "-F" overrides a lot.

To mitigate the danger, it might be better to keep the default,
but allow setting a non-infinite delay in environments which
require it.

-Eric
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