Messages in this thread | | | Date | Fri, 8 Sep 2000 17:56:26 -0600 | From | Richard Gooch <> | Subject | Re: Notebook disk spindown |
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Jamie Lokier writes: > Russell King wrote: > > > With laptops, people are willing > > > to assume the RAM is reliable -- accidentally pulling the plug out won't > > > lose the data. > > > > But a buggy apm implementation and the battery running down can. > > Well, perhaps the risk is worth it.
At the least, people should be able to choose whether they are willing to take the risk or not. So a CONFIG_ option would do. Has such a patch been submitted?
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