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Date:      Tue, 02 Nov 2010 12:53:47 -0700
From:      Julian Elischer <julian@freebsd.org>
To:        "Mikhail T." <mi+thun@aldan.algebra.com>
Cc:        fs@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: Using an SSD "disk" for /
Message-ID:  <4CD06C4B.80100@freebsd.org>
In-Reply-To: <4CD0660E.2000102@aldan.algebra.com>
References:  <4CD04AEC.8040607@aldan.algebra.com> <4CD051A9.7090200@freebsd.org> <4CD0660E.2000102@aldan.algebra.com>

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On 11/2/10 12:27 PM, Mikhail T. wrote:
> 02.11.2010 14:00, Julian Elischer ΞΑΠΙΣΑΧ(ΜΑ):
>> there are trim patches but not in the OS by default as yet.
> Would the patches apply to RELENG_8 today, or do they require some 
> 9-only feature(s)?
>>> Does anyone use an SSD under FreeBSD? Which brand/model? Are you 
>>> happy with it?
>> ...
>> usually I use flash for data regions.
> And? Do you use the TRIM-patches? Does performance stay high with 
> time -- with or without TRIM? Do you use FFS or some other 
> file-system? If FFS, are you relying on newfs' defaults?

I'm not the person to talk to because I work fo rFusion-io (flash 
storage). I use our cards..

>
> Thank you! Yours,
>
>    -mi
>
>>> Also, what parameters should I give to newfs? SSDs' 
>>> characteristics seem rather different from HDDs', so it is 
>>> unlikely, that newfs' defaults will be optimal for an SSD... Would 
>>> a different filesystem (ZFS?) be a better choice, 
>




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