From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Mark Lord Subject: Re: WDC WD15EARS-00Z5B1: harddrive which does crazy unloading Date: Mon, 22 Mar 2010 21:34:03 -0400 Message-ID: <4BA81A8B.6070002@teksavvy.com> References: <201002081933.10144.suse-linux@ml082.pinguin.uni.cc> <4B9D0772.4080306@teksavvy.com> <4B9D7924.1020908@kernel.org> <201003181716.00173.suse-linux@ml082.pinguin.uni.cc> <4BA2E0E8.1050001@kernel.org> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Return-path: Received: from ironport2-out.teksavvy.com ([206.248.154.181]:40872 "EHLO ironport2-out.pppoe.ca" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-FAIL) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1756705Ab0CWBeK (ORCPT ); Mon, 22 Mar 2010 21:34:10 -0400 In-Reply-To: <4BA2E0E8.1050001@kernel.org> Sender: linux-ide-owner@vger.kernel.org List-Id: linux-ide@vger.kernel.org To: Tejun Heo Cc: Al Bogner , linux-ide@vger.kernel.org On 18/03/10 10:26 PM, Tejun Heo wrote: ,I think we really need some clarification from WDC at this > point. I'm sure WDC wouldn't want Linux distros to go ahead and > disable powersaving feature unconditionally, so please let us know. .. WD is already *VERY CLEAR* on their own web site: they don't support, and are not in the slightest bit interested in, Linux. Mac OS, yes. Windows, yes. Linux, NO. So.. do your part, and don't buy them. And don't recommend them for any of your customers, enterprise or otherwise. Otherwise they have no incentive to come to their senses. Cheers