Re: VFS integration with kernel mounts

["Ray Strode" <halfline gmail com>]

Hi,

> allowing you to put up dialogs such as
>
>  +--------------------------------------------------------------+
>  | The application Frobnicator is trying to access a file on a  |
>  | device that is not available right now. To continue please   |
>  | attach the device                                            |
>  |                                                              |
>  |       <logo> 4GB file system labeled "Raptor"                |
>  |              Sandisk Cruzer Micro (in small grey font)       |
>  |                                                              |
>  |                                          [Cancel] [Continue] |
>  +--------------------------------------------------------------+
>  (for removable media it would say "insert the media" rather than
>   "attach the device")

One place where this type of dialog would be really useful is if a
stick is already mounted, and the user pulls it without unmounting it.

Rather than propagating an I/O errors to apps using the stick at the
time of removal, it could tell the user to reinsert the stick and
continue where it left off.

--Ray