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Date: Wed, 10 May 2006 14:42:24 -0700
From: "David Rees" <drees76@gmail.com>
To: "Mark Hedges" <hedges@ucsd.edu>, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: unknown io writes in 2.6.16
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On 5/10/06, Mark Hedges <hedges@ucsd.edu> wrote:
> I stop every non-kernel process except syslogd, klogd and the
> tty's.  Interfaces are down.  It is still in default runlevel.
> But the disk keeps clicking away.
>
> Any idea what's doing these writes?

It's most likely atime updates. Mount the partitions with noatime
option and your writes will go away.

-Dave
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