Date: Fri, 14 Apr 2006 12:35:23 -0700 From: Garrett Cooper <youshi10@u.washington.edu> To: "Greg 'groggy' Lehey" <grog@FreeBSD.org>, freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Determining whether or not a SCSI disk is in use Message-ID: <443FF97B.6000303@u.washington.edu> In-Reply-To: <20060414091338.GY44921@wantadilla.lemis.com> References: <443F5CE6.4080107@u.washington.edu> <20060414091338.GY44921@wantadilla.lemis.com>
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Greg 'groggy' Lehey wrote: >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. > > Yes. Recently accessed or is being accessed. -Garrett
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