Date: Mon, 05 Dec 2011 13:35:59 -0800 From: Julian Elischer <julian@freebsd.org> To: Mark Martinec <Mark.Martinec+freebsd@ijs.si> Cc: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Subject: Re: bsdinstall guided partitioning should 4k-align swap and ufs partitions Message-ID: <4EDD393F.1080204@freebsd.org> In-Reply-To: <201112051838.08327.Mark.Martinec%2Bfreebsd@ijs.si> References: <57041.1323103673@critter.freebsd.dk> <4EDD001D.1030702@freebsd.org> <201112051838.08327.Mark.Martinec%2Bfreebsd@ijs.si>
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On 12/5/11 9:38 AM, Mark Martinec wrote: > Nathan wrote: >> The installer will align all partitions to the GEOM stripesize/offset. >> We could make it do min(4KB, stripesize), but in general I think this is >> better done at the GEOM level. > I doubt any SSD device on the market will want to admit its > internal structure, they all claim 512 sectors AFAICT. > Seems to me the min(4KB,stripesize) would be a safe bet. we (fusion-IO) certainly export our native blocksize.. whether it's 512 or 520 or 4000 or 4096.. you feed it in as a format parameter and we'll actually do what you ask for. (512 and 4096 are the most used values of course) > Mark > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-current@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-current > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-current-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" >
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