Brad Beveridge observed and tried something similar.

I accepted the changes from Nick Bane in blind faith. I expect Nick
lifted this from somewhere else.

I'll just change as per your suggestion. If it breaks they will complain
:-).

-- Charles


> -----Original Message-----
> From: yaffs-admin@stoneboat.aleph1.co.uk 
> [mailto:yaffs-admin@stoneboat.aleph1.co.uk] On Behalf Of Frank Rowand
> Sent: Friday, 17 December 2004 1:36 p.m.
> To: yaffs@stoneboat.aleph1.co.uk
> Cc: frowand@mvista.com
> Subject: [Yaffs] yaffs kill_sb function and umount error
> 
> 
> When I umount a yaffs file system on linux 2.6.9, I get the error:
> 
>     VFS: Busy inodes after unmount. Self-destruct in 5 
> seconds.  Have a nice day...
> 
> 
> In yaffs/yaffs_fs.c, I changed the .kill_sb function from
> kill_litter_super() to kill_block_super().  This made the 
> symptom of the error message disappear.
> 
> This area of the kernel is not my area of expertise - this 
> was not a fully informed fix, but more of a stab in the dark. 
>  Can anyone provide advice on whether this is a good way to 
> fix the problem or whether a different approach would be more correct?
> 
> Thanks!
> 
> -Frank
> -- 
> Frank Rowand <frank_rowand@mvista.com>
> MontaVista Software, Inc
> 
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