openSUSE / openSUSE/snapper

Prevent spin up of disks in standby

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enhancement
Dominant language
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Description

I would like to suggest a feature where Snapper avoids creating snapshots on disks
which are on standby, preventing the disks to spin up.

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Research direction

The issue names no files, tests, or entry points. Begin by locating how Snapper chooses where to create snapshots and how standby disks could be identified; done means snapshots do not wake standby disks, with tests covering the behavior.

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Assessment

Tech stack
cpp
Domain
operating-systems
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
25/100

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