Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id ; Fri, 5 Apr 2002 18:08:02 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id ; Fri, 5 Apr 2002 18:07:52 -0500 Received: from to-velocet.redhat.com ([216.138.202.10]:64251 "EHLO touchme.toronto.redhat.com") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id ; Fri, 5 Apr 2002 18:07:35 -0500 Date: Fri, 5 Apr 2002 18:07:35 -0500 From: Benjamin LaHaise To: Itai Nahshon Cc: Alan Cox , Richard Gooch , Andrew Morton , joeja@mindspring.com, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: faster boots? Message-ID: <20020405180735.E15540@redhat.com> In-Reply-To: <200204052302.g35N2o516910@lmail.actcom.co.il> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline User-Agent: Mutt/1.2.5.1i Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org On Sat, Apr 06, 2002 at 02:02:36AM +0300, Itai Nahshon wrote: > A required feature IMHO: there should _never_ be dirty blocks > for disks that are not spinning. Never make assertions like that: on my laptop, I want *lots* of dirty blocks held in memory while the disk isn't spinning. Keeping RAM powered is much less costly than spinning the disk up. -ben -- "A man with a bass just walked in, and he's putting it down on the floor." - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/