Re: File System Filter and Disk Eject
Re: File System Filter and Disk Eject
- Subject: Re: File System Filter and Disk Eject
- From: "Duane Murphy" <email@hidden>
- Date: Thu, 26 Jul 2007 10:41:31 -0700
I need to stop answering my own questions.
Silly me, the answer is handleClose().
...Duane
--- At Thu, 26 Jul 2007 10:34:21 -0700, Duane Murphy wrote:
>Hell Folks,
>I'm working on a file system filter kext. The kext fails to unload and
>the disk it is attached to fails to completely eject. By completely
>eject, I mean that the volume is removed from the Finders desktop, but
>disk utility still shows the disk and the volume grayed out. (The volume
>can even be remounted.) Selecting the disk in disk utility and selecting
>Eject gives an error message indicating open resources.
>
>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.
>
>Note that if the disk is removed (ie a flash drive), the kext cleans up
>and is removed because I override willTerminate() to clean up. Clearly
>this is too late.
>
>I'd like to find out what I can do to determine that the disk is trying
>to be ejected so that I can clean up and remove my connection. I have no
>problem removing the connection, I just need to know when.
>
>I've looked at the terminate chain (terminate, requestTerminate,
>willTerminate, terminateClient) but those are too late. They seem to be
>called when the media is removed and you have no choice.
>
>Thanks for your suggestions.
...Duane
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