diff -r 55a0a1279a7e -r 206a6eaaeb71 userlibandfileserver/fileserver/sfile/sf_drv.cpp
--- a/userlibandfileserver/fileserver/sfile/sf_drv.cpp	Wed Oct 13 13:34:03 2010 +0100
+++ b/userlibandfileserver/fileserver/sfile/sf_drv.cpp	Mon Oct 18 15:31:10 2010 +0100
@@ -2201,8 +2201,7 @@
 
 /**
     Gracefully dismounts the current mount. This is method is called from outside, so do some finalisation work on mount.
-After calling this function there is no current mount on the drive.
-
+    After calling this function there is no current mount on the drive.
 */
 EXPORT_C void TDrive::Dismount()
 	{
@@ -2216,8 +2215,8 @@
     TRAP_IGNORE(FlushCachedFileInfoL());
 
     //-- try our best to finalise the mount (the mount can decide to do some job during finalisation, e.g. write some data)
-    //-- finalise the mount in RO mode, we are dismounting the FS anyway
-    TRAP_IGNORE(iCurrentMount->FinaliseMountL(RFs::EFinal_RO));
+    //-- finalise the mount in RW mode
+    TRAP_IGNORE(iCurrentMount->FinaliseMountL(RFs::EFinal_RW));
     
     DoDismount();
 	}
@@ -2240,8 +2239,9 @@
 	TRAP_IGNORE(FlushCachedFileInfoL());
 
     //-- try our best to finalise the mount (the mount can decide to do some job during finalisation, e.g. write some data)
-    //-- finalise the mount in RO mode, we are dismounting the FS anyway
-    TRAP_IGNORE(iCurrentMount->FinaliseMountL(RFs::EFinal_RO));
+    //-- finalise the mount in RW mode. It is possible that the mount is being forcedly dismounted with some files opened on it.
+    //-- in this case further attempt to access may will result in successful remountng and re-attaching mount and its files to the media.
+    TRAP_IGNORE(iCurrentMount->FinaliseMountL(RFs::EFinal_RW));
 
     //-- mark the mount as 'Dismounted'; this invalidates all object handles until the mount is successfully "remounted". 
     //-- if there are still some objects opened on this mount, CMountCB::Close() won't destroy it until all objects are closed.
@@ -2541,10 +2541,8 @@
 TInt TDrive::ClearDeferredDismount()
 // debug-only function for testing
 	{
-	Lock();
 	FsNotify::HandleDismount(EFsDismountRegisterClient, DriveNumber(), ETrue, KErrNone);
 	SetDismountDeferred(EFalse);
-	UnLock();
 	return KErrNone;
 	}
 #endif