# script to disable writeback when a drive is idle

- From: \<hidden\>
- Date: 2021-01-06 17:50:20 
- List: linux-bcache
- Page: https://ratatoskr.run/linux-bcache/2021/01/7646411
- Thread: https://ratatoskr.run/linux-bcache/2021/01/7646411/t.md

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Hi all,

I have two stacks of a HDD with a bcache SSD in front of it in writeback mode. I have made the following quick and dirty script to disable writeback when the HDD is in standby. I hope it helps somebody:

# cat writeback.sh
#!/bin/bash

function sdbGetState()
{
        hdparmstr=$(hdparm -C /dev/sdb | grep drive)
    echo $hdparmstr
}

function sddGetState()
{
        hdparmstr=$(hdparm -C /dev/sdd | grep drive)
        echo $hdparmstr
}

strSdb=$(sdbGetState)
echo $strSdb

strSdd=$(sddGetState)
echo $strSdd


if [ "$strSdd" = 'drive state is: active/idle' ];
then
    echo 1 > /sys/block/bcache0/bcache/writeback_running
    echo active
else
    echo 0 > /sys/block/bcache0/bcache/writeback_running
    echo idle
fi

if [ "$strSdb" = 'drive state is: active/idle' ];
then
        echo 1 > /sys/block/bcache1/bcache/writeback_running
        echo active
else
        echo 0 > /sys/block/bcache1/bcache/writeback_running
        echo idle
fi

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