pdflush will write to disk less if you put this at the bottom of /etc/sysctl.conf: # From powertop vm.dirty_writeback_centisecs=1500
After that, run sudo sysctl -p for the new changes to take affect. This was a suggestion from powertop which does seem to lower disk writes by increasing the amount of time between disk writes. -- hard disk being accessed every 4 sec. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/17878 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is a direct subscriber. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
