Bugzilla – Bug 128986
implement "subfs busy/clean" D-BUS signals for visual feedback
Last modified: 2006-01-30 10:35:45 UTC
Using subfs, users don't need to explicitly mount/unmount medium. But there is no visual feedback, that medium is clean and can be unmounted, and if application writes data randomly or slowly, there is a risk of writing while medium is removed. Proposal: 1) busy/clean signals will allow to notify user about device state, - Implement subfs->HAL->DBUS busy/clean notification. - Create busy emblem in Nautilus/Konqueror and update is using D-BUS signals. 2) clean_umount request will prevent further writing if user wants to unmount the device. - DBUS signal clean_umount will block subsequent subfs mounts. - When umounted, signal is replied. - Any subsequent access will fail. - Nautilus/Konqueror will offer "Cleanly unmount" menu, which will issue cleanly_umount signal to block subsequent writes until user removes the stick.
@coolo: You discussed this IMO already with the kernel guys. Could you wrote something here about the state of discussion?
Stefan, please put in fate
I think we can kill this now.