linux-kernel - Re: [linux-usb-devel] [FEATURE REQUEST] Transparent hot plugging of root file system on portable storage devices.

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Date:	Sun, 6 Jan 2008 21:59:45 +0100
From:	Oliver Neukum <oliver@...kum.org>
To:	Alan Stern <stern@...land.harvard.edu>
Cc:	Pavel Machek <pavel@....cz>,
	Raymano Garibaldi <raymano@...nos.com>,
	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	Denys Vlasenko <vda.linux@...glemail.com>,
	Kernel development list <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	USB development list <linux-usb-devel@...ts.sourceforge.net>
Subject: Re: [linux-usb-devel] [FEATURE REQUEST] Transparent hot plugging of root file system on portable storage devices.

Am Sonntag 06 Januar 2008 schrieb Alan Stern:
> What about people who want to suspend to RAM instead of hibernating and
> _do_ want to unplug the USB device containing their root filesystem
> while the machine is asleep?  In this case we will _know_ that the
> power session has been interrupted, but USB Persist won't activate
> because the host controller never lost power.

Would it be hard to force the persist feature on for a replugged device?

	Regards
		Oliver

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