On Thu, 22 Jul 2010 14:02:48 +0100 Russell Hafter - Lists <rh.li...@phone.coop> wrote:
> > In what way do you expect the logging to be unkind to > > your hard drive? Discs are designed for use; that's what > > they're for. > > Are discs not subject to wear and tear, like any other > moving equipment? In a way, yes. But much less than you might imagine. And it's either writing out the log files, or not having the bug fixed. Choose one :) > I would imagine that spinning up and spinning down causes > more wear than just spinning, but surely just spinning > causes more wear than no movement at all? The drive will basically always be spinning, regardless of access. Basically, if you're concerned about a small amount of logging, you need to buy a better drive, or lobby your OS vendor of choice to implement some more aggressive file system buffering. B.
