From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Robert Hancock Subject: Re: [git patches] libata hibernation fixes Date: Tue, 04 Nov 2008 20:24:10 -0600 Message-ID: <491103CA.7090905@shaw.ca> References: <4910E6CD.9090605@mail.usask.ca> <49110093.5090506@rtr.ca> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Return-path: Received: from idcmail-mo1so.shaw.ca ([24.71.223.10]:3369 "EHLO idcmail-mo1so.shaw.ca" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1753896AbYKECYO (ORCPT ); Tue, 4 Nov 2008 21:24:14 -0500 In-Reply-To: <49110093.5090506@rtr.ca> Sender: linux-ide-owner@vger.kernel.org List-Id: linux-ide@vger.kernel.org To: Mark Lord Cc: Linus Torvalds , Pavel Machek , Jeff Garzik , Andrew Morton , linux-ide@vger.kernel.org, LKML Mark Lord wrote: > Robert Hancock wrote: >> >> IDLE IMMEDIATE just transitions the device to the Idle state, which is >> normally parked/unloaded and spun down. > .. > > No, you're confusing "IDLE" with "STANDBY". IDLE just puts the drive > electronics into a lower-power state than "ACTIVE", but normally leaves > the platters spinning. > > The "UNLOAD" enhancement causes it to also "unload" or "park" (drive's > option) > the heads as part of this action. > > "STANDBY" is the command set which parks heads and spins down the platters. Right, STANDBY IMMEDIATE was the one I was thinking of.