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Cc: arch@freebsd.org, Poul-Henning Kamp <phk@phk.freebsd.dk>
Subject: Re: Flash disks and FFS layout heuristics
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Kirk McKusick wrote:
> You should try running your experiment using ZFS. Because it is a
> non-overwriting filesystem, it might work better with flash.

trouble is the amount of ram it needs might be unsuitable for embedded 
systems.

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> 	Kirk McKusick
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