--- subfs-2.4-0.9/subfs.c~	2004-05-11 22:23:47 +0400
+++ subfs-2.4-0.9/subfs.c	2004-05-11 22:24:45 +0400
@@ -286,6 +286,12 @@ static int subfs_open(struct inode *inod
  */
 static int subfs_statfs(struct super_block *sb, struct statfs *buf)
 {
+#if 1
+/* disable stafs, so "df" and other tools do not trigger to mount
+   the media, which might cause error messages or hang, if the block
+   device driver hangs */
+	return 0;
+#else
 	struct subfs_mount *sfs_mnt = sb->u.generic_sbp;
 	struct vfsmount *child;
 	if (down_interruptible(&sfs_mnt->sem))
@@ -296,6 +302,7 @@ static int subfs_statfs(struct super_blo
 		return PTR_ERR(child);
 	subfs_send_signal();
 	return -ERESTARTSYS;
+#endif
 }