From owner-freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Feb 5 13:02:15 2008 Return-Path: Delivered-To: current@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 760A916A418; Tue, 5 Feb 2008 13:02:15 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from kostikbel@gmail.com) Received: from relay02.kiev.sovam.com (relay02.kiev.sovam.com [62.64.120.197]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 1FD3013C457; Tue, 5 Feb 2008 13:02:15 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from kostikbel@gmail.com) Received: from [212.82.216.226] (helo=skuns.kiev.zoral.com.ua) by relay02.kiev.sovam.com with esmtps (TLSv1:AES256-SHA:256) (Exim 4.67) (envelope-from ) id 1JMNRD-000Adi-J4; Tue, 05 Feb 2008 15:02:14 +0200 Received: from deviant.kiev.zoral.com.ua (root@deviant.kiev.zoral.com.ua [10.1.1.148]) by skuns.kiev.zoral.com.ua (8.14.1/8.14.1) with ESMTP id m15D1pFH071515 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA bits=256 verify=NO); Tue, 5 Feb 2008 15:01:52 +0200 (EET) (envelope-from kostikbel@gmail.com) Received: from deviant.kiev.zoral.com.ua (kostik@localhost [127.0.0.1]) by deviant.kiev.zoral.com.ua (8.14.2/8.14.2) with ESMTP id m15D2BNe017219; Tue, 5 Feb 2008 15:02:11 +0200 (EET) (envelope-from kostikbel@gmail.com) Received: (from kostik@localhost) by deviant.kiev.zoral.com.ua (8.14.2/8.14.2/Submit) id m15D2Aq4017218; Tue, 5 Feb 2008 15:02:10 +0200 (EET) (envelope-from kostikbel@gmail.com) X-Authentication-Warning: deviant.kiev.zoral.com.ua: kostik set sender to kostikbel@gmail.com using -f Date: Tue, 5 Feb 2008 15:02:10 +0200 From: Kostik Belousov To: sos@freebsd.org Message-ID: <20080205130210.GQ57756@deviant.kiev.zoral.com.ua> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/signed; micalg=pgp-sha1; protocol="application/pgp-signature"; boundary="CIvnmBjnCkOH19pP" Content-Disposition: inline User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.2.3i X-Virus-Scanned: ClamAV version 0.91.2, clamav-milter version 0.91.2 on skuns.kiev.zoral.com.ua X-Virus-Status: Clean X-Scanner-Signature: 5bcd58edb95cdacf596e852bfe0375ec X-DrWeb-checked: yes X-SpamTest-Envelope-From: kostikbel@gmail.com X-SpamTest-Group-ID: 00000000 X-SpamTest-Info: Profiles 2171 [Feb 05 2008] X-SpamTest-Info: helo_type=3 X-SpamTest-Info: {received from trusted relay: not dialup} X-SpamTest-Method: none X-SpamTest-Method: Local Lists X-SpamTest-Rate: 0 X-SpamTest-Status: Not detected X-SpamTest-Status-Extended: not_detected X-SpamTest-Version: SMTP-Filter Version 3.0.0 [0255], KAS30/Release Cc: current@freebsd.org Subject: Load_Cycle_Count and ATA APM X-BeenThere: freebsd-current@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Discussions about the use of FreeBSD-current List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 05 Feb 2008 13:02:15 -0000 --CIvnmBjnCkOH19pP Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline I noted that when idle, my laptop HDD increases the Load_Cycle_Count (193) approx. each ten seconds, as reported by smartctl. Have recently read about the Ubuntu and APM mode for hard drives, I searched for the tool to tune APM (that has functionality similar to linux' hdparm -B). It seems that FreeBSD does not have a tool ? Am I wrong ? In case I did not make a mistake, below is the patch that allows to manage APM state of the hard drive using atacontrol. Any comments or objections against committing this ? http://people.freebsd.org/~kib/misc/ata_setcap.1.patch --CIvnmBjnCkOH19pP Content-Type: application/pgp-signature Content-Disposition: inline -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.8 (FreeBSD) iEYEARECAAYFAkeoXlIACgkQC3+MBN1Mb4jLswCg5qNR41hQLEL7e322e+VGQWZE +eYAn11lO9m5QT0Pg7KOxPzdABbkBEA/ =p6Js -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --CIvnmBjnCkOH19pP--