removal of removable media - serious kernel bug (2.6.8)

From: Luke Kenneth Casson Leighton
Date: Wed Sep 22 2004 - 05:29:11 EST


according to arvan, users taking removable media out unannounced from
drives is supposed to be fixed in 2.6.

it isn't.

reports here for details, along with simple repro code:

http://www.ussg.iu.edu/hypermail/linux/kernel/0409.2/1370.html

l.

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