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Re: File System Filter and Disk Eject



--- At Thu, 26 Jul 2007 13:44:58 -0400, Dan Markarian wrote:

>Hey Duane,
>
>> For various reasons, the kext keeps an open connection (using  
>> open()) to
>> it's provider. If that connection is closed then the disk can be
>> ejected. Clearly I'm at fault here, so I am looking for suggestions.
>
>You must not keep the provider open when you have no clients that have  
>you open in Storage Family.  It is a lazy open scheme.  We realize  
>that someone has it open at the block storage driver and deny the  
>ejection there.

Thanks Dan. 

That's what I am doing now. If there are no other connections, then I
close my connection. Works like a charm! :-)

 ...Duane

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 >Re: File System Filter and Disk Eject (From: Dan Markarian <email@hidden>)



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