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diff --git a/gnu/packages/linux.scm b/gnu/packages/linux.scm index a2412d0ea0..a320c6b38e 100644 --- a/gnu/packages/linux.scm +++ b/gnu/packages/linux.scm @@ -2524,3 +2524,35 @@ easy administration.") ;; GPL2+: crc32.c, radix-tree.c, raid6.c, rbtree.c. ;; GPL2: Everything else. (license (list license:gpl2 license:gpl2+)))) + +(define-public freefall + (package + (name "freefall") + (version (package-version linux-libre)) + (source (package-source linux-libre)) + (build-system gnu-build-system) + (arguments + '(#:phases (modify-phases %standard-phases + (add-after 'unpack 'enter-subdirectory + (lambda _ + (chdir "tools/laptop/freefall"))) + (delete 'configure) + (add-before 'build 'increase-timeout + (lambda _ + ;; The default of 2 seconds is too low: it assumes an + ;; open lid and AC power without actually checking. + (substitute* "freefall.c" + (("alarm\\(2\\)") "alarm(5)"))))) + #:make-flags (list (string-append "PREFIX=" + (assoc-ref %outputs "out"))) + #:tests? #f)) ;no tests + (home-page (package-home-page linux-libre)) + (synopsis "Free-fall protection for spinning laptop hard drives") + (description + "Prevents shock damage to the internal spinning hard drive(s) of some +HP and Dell laptops. When sudden movement is detected, all input/output +operations on the drive are suspended and its heads are parked on the ramp, +where they are less likely to cause damage to the spinning disc. Requires a +drive that supports the ATA/ATAPI-7 IDLE IMMEDIATE command with unload +feature, and a laptop with an accelerometer. It has no effect on SSDs.") + (license license:gpl2))) |