Re: trim in SSD's

2009-09-06 Thread vinit dhatrak
The purpose of TRIM command is to instruct block device about which data blocks are now actually free e.g. in case of file delete operation, so that SSD write operation does not degrade over time. But it requires extra erase operation every-time such event happens at file system level. Flash memory

trim in SSD's

2009-09-06 Thread SandeepKsinha
Hi All, Some of the SSD's implement trim as a "no-op"? I also heard that they have better wear life? Quoting from some expert's comment: They purposely allocate every logical block at initialization time so the drive is effectively "aged" from the outset. This way the performance doesn't change