Date: Fri, 14 Apr 2006 18:43:38 +0930 From: Greg 'groggy' Lehey <grog@FreeBSD.org> To: Garrett Cooper <youshi10@u.washington.edu> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Determining whether or not a SCSI disk is in use Message-ID: <20060414091338.GY44921@wantadilla.lemis.com> In-Reply-To: <443F5CE6.4080107@u.washington.edu> References: <443F5CE6.4080107@u.washington.edu>
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--npbjE3dh3wBH6WIP Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline On Friday, 14 April 2006 at 1:27:18 -0700, Garrett Cooper wrote: > Hello again list, > Just wondering if there was any way where I could possibly tie into > the kernel or do something where I could determine whether or not a disk > is currently 'in use'. > Problem: I'm trying to spin down my disks periodically via a cronjob > to save energy, reduce noise, and heat, and I don't want my disk to be > spun down if it is currently in use. I do listen to music and watch > videos for extended periods of time, so I'd rather not cause undue > stress to the hard disks and cause the program I'm using on another > machine to choke and die. This all depends on what you mean by "in use". Do you mean "recently accessed"? Greg -- When replying to this message, please copy the original recipients. If you don't, I may ignore the reply or reply to the original recipients. For more information, see http://www.lemis.com/questions.html See complete headers for address and phone numbers. --npbjE3dh3wBH6WIP Content-Type: application/pgp-signature Content-Disposition: inline -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.1 (FreeBSD) iD8DBQFEP2fCIubykFB6QiMRAqw+AJ0YngBE5MHss46RVY/migXrK2clgQCcC0mr /P2gN82Rs4JkbYAki2Au9Mk= =H5Pg -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --npbjE3dh3wBH6WIP--
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