Julien Cristau wrote:
>On Wed, Feb 27, 2013 at 13:41:45 +0100, Torsten Jerzembeck wrote:
>> Package: os-prober
>> Version: 1.42
>> Severity: grave
>> Justification: causes non-serious data loss
>>
>> While updating the kernel on a storage server exporting a large XFS via
>> iSCSI, os-prober tried to mount this file system. This operation disrupted
>> the iSCSI operation and damaged the file system.
>>
>On that kind of machine you really want to set
>GRUB_DISABLE_OS_PROBER=true in /etc/default/grub.
Granted (and thanks for pointing me to that option which I didn't know
about before this). However, I think os-prober shouldn't blindly mount
seemingly unmounted filesystems. It should check at least if there is
another process accessing that filesystem/device.
Best regards,
=ToJe=
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