noflushd

File Release Notes and Changelog

Release Name: 2.6

Notes:
With noflushd's 2.6 release, it is possible to prevent spindown
when the machine is in interactive use. A hacky workaround
avoids an error condition where disks would spin up again right
after spindown, and the documentation has been updated to note
noflushd's interference with _any_ journaling filesystem.

Changes:
  - Honour disk_index() change in recent (ac) kernels.
  - No longer depend on kernel includes (major.h).
  - Add irq monitoring. Can be used to prevent spindown when machine is
    in interactive use. (Laurent Pelecq)
  - sync(2) apparently isn't fully synchronous. A subtle sleep() helps
    prevent some immediate spinups right after spindown.
  - More clueful error message if kernel does not provide any useful disk
    statistics.
  - General documentation overhaul. Most importantly, document that
    noflushd really sucks with _any_ journaling fs right now, including
    ext3.