[PATCH] ATA drive spin-down

[Soeren Schmidt]

It seems Cliff L. Biffle wrote:
> Please find attached a kernel patch to enable ATA drive spin-down after a 
> specified interval.  I'm using this on my laptop now with much success; I'm 
> offering it primarily for testing purposes.  I'll toss it onto mobile if it 
> seems okay.

Hmm, this could be a fine intermediate solution until I get the 
infrastructure for real PM / SMART finished. I'll look this over and
get it committed. One thing though the name ata_suspend is a bit
off IMHO, something like ata_spindown/ata_standby would be more
descriptive I think.

-Søren