[SOLVED] slackware64-current, /etc/rc.d/rc.6 doesn't umount efi partition

slvr32 · 04-19-2021, 03:29 PM

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Originally Posted by rkelsen

Not tuna. Violin.

Anyway, do you honestly disagree?

Too much tuna... emphasis on the excessive reply, with familiar background violin for the '90s FAT sucks revelation.

I already commented on mounting or not, and [solved], my mistake for not taking a closer look at the umount output before posting.

semiprime · 04-19-2021, 04:21 PM

Thought: would it be a good idea to specify the "sync" option in the efi fstab entry? My guess is this would minimise the time during which a crash could corrupt the filesystem. It's only ever written to if you're changing boot options, so the slowdown on write shouldn't be a problem.

Didier Spaier · 04-19-2021, 04:34 PM

Well, in my system I only write while files in the ESP and not frequently (mostly to put there a GRUB EFI OS loader). Even if you write there other stuff like a kernel and initrd, that's nor frequent). Never had an issue, nor a Slint user as far as I am aware.

rkelsen · 04-19-2021, 06:38 PM

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Originally Posted by semiprime

Thought: would it be a good idea to specify the "sync" option in the efi fstab entry? My guess is this would minimise the time during which a crash could corrupt the filesystem.

Yes, that is a good idea and a decent compromise for those who insist on keeping the efi partition mounted at all times.

Petri Kaukasoina · 04-29-2021, 12:30 AM

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Originally Posted by semiprime

would it be a good idea to specify the "sync" option

man mount: "In the case of media with a limited number of write cycles (e.g. some flash drives), sync may cause life-cycle shortening."

Petri Kaukasoina · 04-29-2021, 12:32 AM

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Originally Posted by rkelsen

Yes, that is a good idea and a decent compromise for those who insist on keeping the efi partition mounted at all times.

You can't break the vfat filesystem without writing to it, just keeping it mounted.