179288 – sys-apps/sysvinit Implement spindown_compat management

Bug 179288 - sys-apps/sysvinit Implement spindown_compat management

Summary: sys-apps/sysvinit Implement spindown_compat management

Status:	VERIFIED WORKSFORME

Alias:	None

Product:	Gentoo Linux
Classification:	Unclassified
Component:	[OLD] baselayout (show other bugs)
Hardware:	All Linux

Importance:	High major
Assignee:	Gentoo's Team for Core System packages

URL:
Whiteboard:
Keywords:

Depends on:
Blocks:

Reported:	2007-05-21 01:46 UTC by Fabio Correa
Modified:	2009-08-01 13:37 UTC (History)
CC List:	0 users

See Also:
Package list:
Runtime testing required:	---

Attachments
Add an attachment (proposed patch, testcase, etc.)

Note You need to log in before you can comment on or make changes to this bug.

Description Fabio Correa 2007-05-21 01:46:35 UTC

Some SATA drives produce a weird noise when shutting down. This is due to shutdown(8)'s incorrect spindown procedure.

General info: http://linux-ata.org/shutdown.html
Technical info: http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=7674

This bug is important because the lifetime of our hard disks is getting shorter.

Comment 1 Roy Marples (RETIRED) gentoo-dev

2007-05-31 06:09:11 UTC

Our shutdown isn't patched to send SATA disks into standby, so this issue does not affect us.