Re: [PATCH] lazy umount (1/4)

Matthias Andree (matthias.andree@stud.uni-dortmund.de)
Mon, 17 Sep 2001 12:06:03 +0200


On Sat, 15 Sep 2001, Mike Fedyk wrote:

> Either way, you'd have a system you can't reboot without hardware reset if
> you have a process stuck in D state on a rw FS.

That is EVIL, so eventually, the umount must succeed at all costs.

-- 
Matthias Andree

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