Comment 241 for bug 59695

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Mark Thomas (mark-ubuntu-efaref) wrote :

The Debian update is the workaround not the fix:

   * Set hdparm power management to 254 for all hard drives.

I'd be happier to see the known idle-writers fixed first, so we can start finding out what else causes the problem. I'm concerned that with a workaround in place this will get neglected and we'll end up just using more power.