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 C3BAB13800E for ; Sun, 22 Jul 2012 17:19:31 +0000 (UTC) Received: from pigeon.gentoo.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with SMTP id 4C1C6E06FD; Sun, 22 Jul 2012 17:19:13 +0000 (UTC) Received: from mail-ob0-f181.google.com (mail-ob0-f181.google.com [209.85.214.181]) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 640F9E07E2 for ; Sun, 22 Jul 2012 17:17:13 +0000 (UTC) Received: by obbup19 with SMTP id up19so8690037obb.40 for ; Sun, 22 Jul 2012 10:17:12 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20120113; h=mime-version:in-reply-to:references:date:message-id:subject:from:to :content-type; bh=FUF0PFXdo8bMS9GPWEGRSoUx8g3J8QCmQ5q8WLA9s04=; b=Y1OZLRt4A6hJgI9rN/h5PIFzyFovQBzkOv9gMelWnw5mLdeC9iYXLDJlL4L9mjl1GU A4Fn83XzWkcSQspebixOFnZOy9gUwzj/0cG4LA4QTJPr9qkHQ52Ats85jmJnq6qlOIG6 n24V3xLh07+wKLQB4JcsAqSFYxG5VPrrTIZv8adl7Ph4t+REbNUDkUlG3bU2Y8KyxaCJ /pcfo4WHXJzhl+O6HZcP4h9Twx1Xb0+EvBn2yAplRs6AYYI+8ZlmCu7lzoeFmwzim0hN PmcxpoBQmqDu+xI5trItn7DAdY0MqlL/tcJgFBWHRZjoaDE2idOAwx/Ick58KRttnUqZ Kj7A== 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 10.50.149.170 with SMTP id ub10mr8713417igb.38.1342977432543; Sun, 22 Jul 2012 10:17:12 -0700 (PDT) Received: by 10.64.99.201 with HTTP; Sun, 22 Jul 2012 10:17:12 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: <500C31BE.8090908@hadt.biz> References: <20120720073144.GE2871@ca.inter.net> <1845885.eR33Cx4xls@localhost> <500C31BE.8090908@hadt.biz> Date: Sun, 22 Jul 2012 19:17:12 +0200 Message-ID: Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] new machine : (2) HDD or SSD ? From: Jacques Montier To: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=e89a8f3ba309cee29f04c56e4c79 X-Archives-Salt: 8d1486a7-2b3d-4a4a-a339-50bc7bc131fd X-Archives-Hash: 7edecb4f62ed7b5a74b6db295fd73e4b --e89a8f3ba309cee29f04c56e4c79 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Thanks Michael -- Jacques 2012/7/22 Michael Hampicke > > 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. > > --e89a8f3ba309cee29f04c56e4c79 Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 Thanks Michael

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Jacques


2012/7/22 Michael Hampicke <gentoo-user@hadt.biz>
> 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.




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