From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id ; Thu, 24 May 2001 08:43:41 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id ; Thu, 24 May 2001 08:43:30 -0400 Received: from TYO201.gate.nec.co.jp ([202.32.8.214]:39436 "EHLO TYO201.gate.nec.co.jp") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id ; Thu, 24 May 2001 08:43:10 -0400 Message-ID: <3B0D028F.4B7FBAB0@ntsp.nec.co.jp> Date: Thu, 24 May 2001 20:46:07 +0800 From: "Adrian V. Bono" X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.77 [en] (X11; U; Linux 2.4.4 i686) X-Accept-Language: en MIME-Version: 1.0 CC: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: patch to put IDE drives in sleep-mode after an halt In-Reply-To: <003901c0e44d$2de3ea60$093fe33e@host1> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit To: unlisted-recipients:; (no To-header on input)@localhost.localdomain Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org "peter k." wrote: > > I'm not going to comment on the idea, just the implementation. Eww. > > imho the idea is very good > i was already wondering why the kernel doesnt spin down the hds when i > shutdown... > and its necessary because if you want to move your box the hd heads should > be parked! > > - peter k. Aren't all IDE drives built today auto-parking? Auto-parking became an inherent feature in voice coil drives (stepper-motor drives weren't auto-parking), and since all drives are voice coil drives, then they should auto-park. But i've had problems with some hard drives that were spinned down (when Win____ was shutdown).. if i reset the PC (instead of turning it off), the hard drives wouldn't come back on so i'd have to do a full shutdown of the machine.