[ltp] Re: SSD for a X220?

[Damon Lynch]

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On Wed, May 4, 2011 at 12:14 PM, Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>wrote:

> > My attempt to summarize: use TRIM when you're reformatting a drive,
> > otherwise it's an extra cost with no benefits for any realistic usage
> > pattern.
>
> Indeed, he advocates for doing trims in something like a weekly
> cron job.
> So the question now is: what tool can I use to weekly trim my
> ext3-on-LVM filesystems?
>
>
>
This is really interesting information, much of it new to me. Thanks for
sharing it. It just goes to show the importance of expert advice.

I have an even simpler question: what command should be called in a weekly
cron job on a regular EXT4 partition? Is it ok for the partition to be
mounted when the command is run?

Damon
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<div class=3D"gmail_quote">On Wed, May 4, 2011 at 12:14 PM, Stefan Monnier =
<span dir=3D"ltr">&lt;<a href=3D"mailto:monnier@iro.umontreal.ca">monnier@i=
ro.umontreal.ca</a>&gt;</span> wrote:<br><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" =
style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex;">
<div class=3D"im">&gt; My attempt to summarize: use TRIM when you&#39;re re=
formatting a drive,<br>
&gt; otherwise it&#39;s an extra cost with no benefits for any realistic us=
age<br>
&gt; pattern.<br>
<br>
</div>Indeed, he advocates for doing trims in something like a weekly<br>
cron job.<br>
So the question now is: what tool can I use to weekly trim my<br>
ext3-on-LVM filesystems?<br>
<br>
<br></blockquote><div><br>This is really interesting information, much of i=
t new to me. Thanks for sharing it. It just goes to show the importance of =
expert advice.<br><br>I have an even simpler question: what command should =
be called in a weekly cron job on a regular EXT4 partition? Is it ok for th=
e partition to be mounted when the command is run?<br>
</div></div><br>Damon<br>-- <br><a href=3D"http://www.damonlynch.net">http:=
//www.damonlynch.net</a><br>

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