On Thu, Feb 04, 2010 at 05:34:15PM +0100, Marek Poks wrote: [...] > > /etc/rc.local is executed AFTER kernel spins-up the disk. i don't want to > put disk to sleep every boot. it is already in 'start in sleep mode' but > someway kernel spins-up the disk even if it is not to be mounted. this is > kernel thing i think so, or sata_nv kernel module. > > normally, all disks are spinned-up in BIOS's post stage. but when disk has > set option 'start in sleep mode' post stage skips the disk. the same kernel > should do. [...]
The kernel will scan the partition table for each disk. This is not a bug and we have no intention of changing it. Ben. -- Ben Hutchings In a hierarchy, every employee tends to rise to his level of incompetence.
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