This can lead to hdd damage and poor performance on laptops. Hdd damage because of https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/acpi-support/+bug/59695 and poor performance because of hard drive cycles slowing down IO. eg: vim would freeze for me for 5+ seconds on a write waiting for the hard drive to spin back up,..
This is still happening for me in Hardy. This really should probably be marked 'high' priority - similar to https:/ /bugs.launchpad .net/ubuntu/ +source/ hdparm/ +bug/156893
This can lead to hdd damage and poor performance on laptops. Hdd damage because of https:/ /bugs.launchpad .net/ubuntu/ +source/ acpi-support/ +bug/59695 and poor performance because of hard drive cycles slowing down IO. eg: vim would freeze for me for 5+ seconds on a write waiting for the hard drive to spin back up,..