On Tue, 25 Aug 2009 09:37:12 -0400 Ric Wheeler <rwheeler@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > I really think that the expectation that all OS's (windows, mac, even your ipod) > all teach you not to hot unplug a device with any file system. Users have an > "eject" or "safe unload" in windows, your iPod tells you not to power off or > disconnect, etc. Agreed > I don't object to making that general statement - "Don't hot unplug a device > with an active file system or actively used raw device" - but would object to > the overly general statement about ext3 not working on flash, RAID5 not working, > etc... The overall general statement for all media and all OS's should be "Do you have a backup, have you tested it recently" -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-doc" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html