On 3 Jan, this message from Michel Dänzer echoed through cyberspace: >> > > I didn't tweak any bdflush parameters (tried that before disabling the >> > > crazy services and it didn't help). >> > >> > Would that be via /proc/sys/vm/bdflush? What do the numbers mean? >> >> look in /usr/src/linux/Documentation/sysctl/* notably vm.txt for the bdflush >> thing. > > Thanks! > > Does anyone use special bdflush settings for powersaving?
I do, at work on a Compaq laptop. Since the kernel is stable, I have bdflush set to sync every 3600 secs or so... it's risky, but hey ;-) Also, on that installation (still Redhat 6.0) I changed the way bdflush is called from the init scripts to have different timeout values. In other words, I have a bdflush process running. Might be different on 2.4 kernels, since you talk about some /proc thing... Michel ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Michel Lanners | " Read Philosophy. Study Art. 23, Rue Paul Henkes | Ask Questions. Make Mistakes. L-1710 Luxembourg | email [EMAIL PROTECTED] | http://www.cpu.lu/~mlan | Learn Always. "
