On Mon, Aug 11, 2008 at 02:09:19PM -0700, Bryce Harrington wrote: > On Mon, Aug 11, 2008 at 11:52:25AM +0100, Matt Zimmerman wrote: > > == Filesystem checking / AutoFsck == > > > > A suggestion was made to the technical board that Ubuntu could be smarter > > about how and when it performs filesystem integrity checks (fsck). > > > > Decision: This should be discussed more widely in the developer community > > Action: Scott to start a thread on ubuntu-devel/-discuss > > I find the autofsck to be most notable on my laptop, perhaps because I > reboot it more frequently, and because it usually chooses to autofsck at > some inopportune time. I don't know if laptop harddrives need fsck more > than desktop's, but I wouldn't mind seeing the frequency be reduced for > laptops. > > Alternatively, maybe the autofsck could be made to take a few more > factors into account, such as total run time since last fsck, total > absolute time since last fsck, drive age, etc.
Total run time sounds like an interesting one to watch. Some of the other ideas which have been proposed are: Run fsck during shutdown (when the user isn't expecting to be able to use the system for a while anyway) rather than at startup. https://blueprints.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+spec/prompt-for-fsck-on-shutdown Allow fsck to be easily skipped. This was implemented in 8.04 as part of https://blueprints.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+spec/usplash-polish Skip fsck when running on battery. Also implemented in 8.04 as part of https://blueprints.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+spec/usplash-polish -- - mdz -- Ubuntu-devel-discuss mailing list [email protected] Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-devel-discuss
