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Date:      Sat, 29 Feb 2020 22:05:56 +0300 (MSK)
From:      Antony Uspensky <uspensky@x-art.ru>
To:        Chris <bsd-lists@BSDforge.com>
Cc:        freebsd-stable@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: Running FreeBSD on M.2 SSD
Message-ID:  <alpine.BSF.2.00.2002292200450.16475@gw-old.x-art.ru>
In-Reply-To: <10e3153ee81dcd7919079cd0bfc16656@udns.ultimatedns.net>
References:  <10e3153ee81dcd7919079cd0bfc16656@udns.ultimatedns.net>

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On Fri, 28 Feb 2020, Chris wrote:

> The TLDR of 4k vs 512 largely has to do with the size of the files going
> onto your medium. Many files of a smaller size fit better on a 512 boundary.
> Whereas larger mp3s or archives fair better on a 4k boundary. BTW these are
> called SECTOR sizes. Not pages. :) 4k blocks typically read faster, than the
> 512 blocks (sectors). Because more data can be consumed in one read/write.
> So really, your going to have to decide how best to "tune" your disk to best
> suite it's intended use. Many small files. Or big files, and storage.

You're absolutely wrong.
ZFS writes transaction groups, not files.
Read something on ZFS, e.g. Handbook.
A.



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