From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from lists.gentoo.org (pigeon.gentoo.org [208.92.234.80]) by finch.gentoo.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 6D8DC13800E for ; Sun, 22 Jul 2012 17:31:52 +0000 (UTC) Received: from pigeon.gentoo.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with SMTP id AE7E1E073B; Sun, 22 Jul 2012 17:31:38 +0000 (UTC) Received: from svr-us4.tirtonadi.com (svr-us4.tirtonadi.com [69.65.43.212]) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id A3088E06FD for ; Sun, 22 Jul 2012 17:30:15 +0000 (UTC) Received: from mail-vb0-f53.google.com ([209.85.212.53]:60035) by svr-us4.tirtonadi.com with esmtpsa (TLSv1:RC4-SHA:128) (Exim 4.77) (envelope-from ) id 1Sszz0-003f1X-0p for gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org; Mon, 23 Jul 2012 00:30:18 +0700 Received: by vbbfc26 with SMTP id fc26so4603123vbb.40 for ; Sun, 22 Jul 2012 10:30:14 -0700 (PDT) Precedence: bulk List-Post: List-Help: List-Unsubscribe: List-Subscribe: List-Id: Gentoo Linux mail X-BeenThere: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org Reply-to: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 10.220.116.79 with SMTP id l15mr10080089vcq.69.1342978214725; Sun, 22 Jul 2012 10:30:14 -0700 (PDT) Received: by 10.221.0.199 with HTTP; Sun, 22 Jul 2012 10:30:14 -0700 (PDT) Received: by 10.221.0.199 with HTTP; Sun, 22 Jul 2012 10:30:14 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: <500C31BE.8090908@hadt.biz> References: <20120720073144.GE2871@ca.inter.net> <1845885.eR33Cx4xls@localhost> <500C31BE.8090908@hadt.biz> Date: Mon, 23 Jul 2012 00:30:14 +0700 Message-ID: Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] new machine : (2) HDD or SSD ? From: Pandu Poluan To: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=f46d043c7fe26e092904c56e7b3e X-AntiAbuse: This header was added to track abuse, please include it with any abuse report X-AntiAbuse: Primary Hostname - svr-us4.tirtonadi.com X-AntiAbuse: Original Domain - lists.gentoo.org X-AntiAbuse: Originator/Caller UID/GID - [47 12] / [47 12] X-AntiAbuse: Sender Address Domain - poluan.info X-Archives-Salt: f96821d5-36dd-47a5-8612-594146d81a63 X-Archives-Hash: 808b93a6b1d6b6e50d26586168b939f3 --f46d043c7fe26e092904c56e7b3e Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 On Jul 23, 2012 12:05 AM, "Michael Hampicke" wrote: > > > I have just a (maybe silly) question... > > I saw on some forums that partitionning SSDs could slow down read/write > > access. > > Is it true or simply intox ? > > On my sata HD, i have boot, /, usr and home separated partitions. > > What do you think of it ? > > This could happen of the partitions on the SSD are not properly aligned. > The guides I know on this subject are german, but thats no problem, just > do a google search for something like "linux ssd partition alignment". > There you will find all the ansers you need. > > If I remember correctly parted has a built-in alignment check. > Even the venerable fdisk now properly align partitions, IIRC. Rgds, --f46d043c7fe26e092904c56e7b3e Content-Type: text/html; charset=UTF-8


On Jul 23, 2012 12:05 AM, "Michael Hampicke" <gentoo-user@hadt.biz> wrote:
>
> > I have just a (maybe silly) question...
> > I saw on some forums that partitionning SSDs could slow down read/write
> > access.
> > Is it true or simply intox ?
> > On my sata HD, i have boot, /, usr and home separated partitions.
> > What do you think of it ?
>
> This could happen of the partitions on the SSD are not properly aligned.
> The guides I know on this subject are german, but thats no problem, just
> do a google search for something like "linux ssd partition alignment".
> There you will find all the ansers you need.
>
> If I remember correctly parted has a built-in alignment check.
>

Even the venerable fdisk now properly align partitions, IIRC.

Rgds,

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