linux-kernel - Re: Disk spin down issue on shut down/suspend to disk

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Date:	Tue, 07 Aug 2007 02:03:21 +0900
From:	Tejun Heo <htejun@...il.com>
To:	"Rafael J. Wysocki" <rjw@...k.pl>
CC:	Henrique de Moraes Holschuh <hmh@....eng.br>,
	Michael Sedkowski <sedmich@...il.com>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-ide@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-acpi@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: Disk spin down issue on shut down/suspend to disk

Rafael J. Wysocki wrote:
>>> Sidux is a Debian Unstable based distro with it's own set of patches
>>> including the shut down patch provided here:
>>> http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=426224
>> You'll probably have to ask Sidux what changes they made that could cause
>> the double spin down, even if halt(8) is never passed the -h flag.
> 
> Well, I've been observing the same behavior on nx6325 for some time and I
> use openSUSE 10.2.  I think this is kernel-related.

Hmmm... If the problem only shows up on nx6325, it might be that ACPI is
pulling unnecessary stunt.  Please apply the attached patch and report
when the disk spins down and up.

Thanks.

-- 
tejun

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