RFC: Changing default filesystem parameters for power management reasons

[Matthew Garrett]

On Fri, Nov 28, 2008 at 06:49:55AM +0100, Thorsten Leemhuis wrote:

> Is there a "disktop" we could use to fine those app that generating 
> dirty pages without need? E.g. something as easy to use as powertop, 
> just for disks? If not I'd tend to say it might make sense to create 
> one, as finding and reporting the culprits that spin up the disks might 
> help this whole effort a lot.

blktrace produces the information, but I wouldn't currently call it 
"friendly".

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