Using an SSD "disk" for /

[Julian Elischer]

On 11/2/10 12:27 PM, Mikhail T. wrote:
> 02.11.2010 14:00, Julian Elischer написав(ла):
>> 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, 
>