Ubuntu
laptop-mode-tools package

laptop-mode should default to *always* use relatime for ext3 partitions while keeping the CONTROL_NOATIME option.

Bug #172301 reported by ubuntu_demon
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Bug Description

Binary package hint: laptop-mode-tools

laptop-mode should default to *always* use relatime for ext3 partitions while keeping the CONTROL_NOATIME option

A related bug :
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/util-linux/+bug/160450

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Chris Jones (cmsj) wrote :

by "on battery" do you propose remounting the partitions when I plug/unplug my AC adapter? That sounds like a fairly bad idea to me and a laptop will always benefit from having noatime because it probably has a fairly slow disk.

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ubuntu_demon (ubuntu-demon) wrote : Re: laptop-mode should default to use relatime for ext3 partitions while keeping the CONTROL_NOATIME option.

to Chris Jones :

Thanks for the feedback. I improved the description.

This bug is about enabling relatime for users who use laptop-mode.

IMHO it would be best to see relatime enabled for all ext3 partitions for everyone see :
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/util-linux/+bug/160450

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description: updated
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kamome (kamome) wrote :

I think relatime is the way to go, too. I think for mutt users and other use cases it is supperior to noatime and still enables us to keep the hard drive spinned down.

Changed in laptop-mode-tools:
status: New → Confirmed
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