Re: [PATCH] hdparm.mod - get/set ATA disk parameters

[Christian Franke]

Robert Millan wrote:
> On Sat, Feb 21, 2009 at 07:00:06PM +0100, Christian Franke wrote:
>   
> > > Very interesting.  Do you think any of these features could be useful as a
> > > default option in grub-mkconfig?
> > >
> > >   
> > >       
> > At least the --health check and --security-freeze are IMO recommended  
> > for each disk. Both is also done by a typical PC BIOS. AAM and standby  
> > settings are more user specific. The problem is that this relies on  
> > native ATA support which is now only available for controllers supported  
> > by ata.mod.
> >
> > At least for the boot disk, such hdparm calls could be added by e.g.  
> > extending 'prepare_grub_to_access_device'.
> >     
>
> But if the firmware already did, wouldn't this be a waste of boot time?
>
>   

Yes, it would. Most BIOS perform both health check and security freeze, 
but some don't. For coreboot, it is not a waste of boot time.

So if this is added to grub-mkconfig, it should be configurable by some 
variable.

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Christian Franke