linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 0/4] FS: userspace notification of errors

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Message-ID: <20090603223005.GA9050@atrey.karlin.mff.cuni.cz>
Date:	Thu, 4 Jun 2009 00:30:06 +0200
From:	Jan Kara <jack@...e.cz>
To:	Denis Karpov <ext-denis.2.karpov@...ia.com>
Cc:	axboe@...nel.dk, akpm@...ux-foundation.org,
	hirofumi@...l.parknet.co.jp, linux-ext4@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-fsdevel@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	adrian.hunter@...ia.com, artem.bityutskiy@...ia.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH 0/4] FS: userspace notification of errors

  Hi,

> 2. Make FAT and EXT2 file systems use the above mechanism to optionally
>    notify user space about errors. Implemented as 'notify' mount option
>    (PATCH 3,4).
>    FAT error reporting facilities had to be re-factored (PATCH 2) in 
>    order to simplify sending error notifications.
  One question: Why would not a filesystem / admin want the notification
to be sent? Or in other words what's the point of the mount option?

								Honza
-- 
Jan Kara <jack@...e.cz>
SuSE CR Labs
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