Hi,

From: <clare@znet.or.jp>
Subject: Re: port-i386/21531 (ACPI enabled kernel enforces stressfulshutdown of harddrive)
Date: Sat, 16 Aug 2003 19:33:03 +0900 (JST)

> I have a CompactFlash, it has missing PM feature, ignored by the patch.
> 
> wd1 at wdc0 channel 0 drive 0: <TOSHIBA THNCF256MBA>
> wd1: drive supports 1-sector PIO transfers, LBA addressing
> wd1: 244 MB, 978 cyl, 16 head, 32 sec, 512 bytes/sect x 500736 sectors
> 
> I said mostly ok...  In my laptop environment, rerely, freezes when
> shutdown.  Cause is not known. ;(

Hm, then the freezes looks a showstopper for inclusion.

Are you sure the freezes come from the wd.c powerdown patch?
In other words, if you don't apply the patch, does it freeze?

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Takayoshi Kochi