On Tue, Aug 12, 2008 at 11:15:05AM +0100, Matt Zimmerman wrote: > 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
More smaller partitions would be another option (with corresponding trade-offs). Or two partitions - one small one requiring frequent fsck's, and a large one that needs fsck'd only occasionally. Bryce -- Ubuntu-devel-discuss mailing list Ubuntu-devel-discuss@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-devel-discuss