Date: Thu, 16 Sep 2010 09:17:52 +0200 From: =?utf-8?Q?Dag-Erling_Sm=C3=B8rgrav?= <des@des.no> To: Garrett Cooper <gcooper@FreeBSD.org> Cc: Alexander Best <arundel@freebsd.org>, mav@freebsd.org, Oliver Fromme <olli@lurza.secnetix.de>, freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Summary: Re: Spin down HDD after disk sync or before power off Message-ID: <86mxri17j3.fsf@ds4.des.no> In-Reply-To: <AANLkTik9dCT60KDn5gVAsLi8-LRD5KFK1kKJO_9j=x-Z@mail.gmail.com> (Garrett Cooper's message of "Wed, 15 Sep 2010 19:37:35 -0700") References: <alpine.BSF.2.00.1003051636030.2481@wonkity.com> <201009152143.o8FLhE9p022233@lurza.secnetix.de> <20100916004902.GA46401@freebsd.org> <AANLkTik9dCT60KDn5gVAsLi8-LRD5KFK1kKJO_9j=x-Z@mail.gmail.com>
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Garrett Cooper <gcooper@FreeBSD.org> writes: > Agreed. Spinning down at reboot isn't smart and seems like a good way > to kill a disk quicker. *not* spinning down at halt is far worse. Most modern disks are rated for hundreds of thousands of load-unload cycles, but far fewer emergency unloads (which is what happens when the drive loses power while still spinning). DES --=20 Dag-Erling Sm=C3=B8rgrav - des@des.no
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