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diff --git a/Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt b/Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt index adc84d52198..2d7ea85075b 100644 --- a/Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt +++ b/Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt @@ -328,21 +328,20 @@ Who: Adrian Bunk <bunk@stusta.de> --------------------------- -What: libata.spindown_compat module parameter +What: libata spindown skipping and warning When: Dec 2008 -Why: halt(8) synchronizes caches for and spins down libata disks - because libata didn't use to spin down disk on system halt - (only synchronized caches). - Spin down on system halt is now implemented and can be tested - using sysfs node /sys/class/scsi_disk/h:c:i:l/manage_start_stop. +Why: Some halt(8) implementations synchronize caches for and spin + down libata disks because libata didn't use to spin down disk on + system halt (only synchronized caches). + Spin down on system halt is now implemented. sysfs node + /sys/class/scsi_disk/h:c:i:l/manage_start_stop is present if + spin down support is available. Because issuing spin down command to an already spun down disk - makes some disks spin up just to spin down again, the old - behavior needs to be maintained till userspace tool is updated - to check the sysfs node and not to spin down disks with the - node set to one. - This module parameter is to give userspace tool the time to - get updated and should be removed after userspace is - reasonably updated. + makes some disks spin up just to spin down again, libata tracks + device spindown status to skip the extra spindown command and + warn about it. + This is to give userspace tools the time to get updated and will + be removed after userspace is reasonably updated. Who: Tejun Heo <htejun@gmail.com> --------------------------- |