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Bug 60895 - dangerous: MOL is able to use a hfs+ partition which is already mounted
Summary: dangerous: MOL is able to use a hfs+ partition which is already mounted
Status: RESOLVED UPSTREAM
Alias: None
Product: Gentoo Linux
Classification: Unclassified
Component: Current packages (show other bugs)
Hardware: PPC Linux
: High critical (vote)
Assignee: PPC Porters
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Reported: 2004-08-19 07:34 UTC by groepaz
Modified: 2004-08-19 14:12 UTC (History)
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Description groepaz 2004-08-19 07:34:54 UTC
this looks like a great way of screwing up your hfs+ partition to me :=P mount it r/w in linux, and then use it in MOL in r/w mode aswell. no complaint about possible data corruption from either MOL nor the mount command.

Reproducible: Always
Steps to Reproduce:
1. mount -t hfsplus /dev/hdaX /mnt/tst
2. startmol -X
3. ...do some work in both linux and MOL and wait for *BOOM* :)



Expected Results:  
emit a warning and NOT start using the already mounted partition. atleast not 
use it in r/w mode
Comment 1 Lars Weiler (RETIRED) gentoo-dev 2004-08-19 14:12:50 UTC
Usualy MOL should break starting with a strange error-message.  I tested that a while ago.  It recognizes that the partition is mounted, but the error-message isn't so verbose that the user can track it down to the mounted partition.

The MOL-developers already know that problem.  Hopefully there will be a better check from MOL soon.