From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from lists.gentoo.org (pigeon.gentoo.org [208.92.234.80]) (using TLSv1.3 with cipher TLS_AES_256_GCM_SHA384 (256/256 bits) key-exchange X25519 server-signature RSA-PSS (2048 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by finch.gentoo.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 0C2CC15ACFB for ; Wed, 19 Apr 2023 18:14:02 +0000 (UTC) Received: from pigeon.gentoo.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with SMTP id C5864E08F1; Wed, 19 Apr 2023 18:13:56 +0000 (UTC) Received: from mail-lf1-x12c.google.com (mail-lf1-x12c.google.com [IPv6:2a00:1450:4864:20::12c]) (using TLSv1.3 with cipher TLS_AES_256_GCM_SHA384 (256/256 bits) key-exchange X25519 server-signature RSA-PSS (4096 bits) server-digest SHA256) (No client certificate requested) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 7F345E079C for ; Wed, 19 Apr 2023 18:13:56 +0000 (UTC) Received: by mail-lf1-x12c.google.com with SMTP id 2adb3069b0e04-4eed6ddcae1so235714e87.0 for ; Wed, 19 Apr 2023 11:13:56 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20221208; t=1681928034; x=1684520034; h=to:subject:message-id:date:from:in-reply-to:references:mime-version :from:to:cc:subject:date:message-id:reply-to; bh=kF31H/1AHzaMKDjmh8DygmNQunlE2jqzFPeOnmXLEoU=; b=rvruTUms9msq+wV5AOIkzFvxIEWRkr02VB99nNd+DkyvQIhDPCvWKdAO73CFye5bSW fFJLfhkZvUwN9Vwv1Moo+irv39sq25irMX25siLrKXOtkyJHclvxeRUrOlXeE1JsPJuL gY5oFXxrFCPnZOIhhjol5OhlgFtSmKwJ4/ggY40CnL4RugMYP8ceA9r695UMuDZbZ9Jy UNlD6dvPcGwyC8L/iyehoU/jR/bu2705uDiT+gEAQqqvbJqFW+bMExnOsKuNlUi08aNF vC4hI2RyRsJpCHnWJYAA4tUwAxIEfr953VaVH+y6f53zcqiCPxzBKg+nu/4Duz7ASH41 lIuw== X-Google-DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=1e100.net; s=20221208; t=1681928034; x=1684520034; h=to:subject:message-id:date:from:in-reply-to:references:mime-version :x-gm-message-state:from:to:cc:subject:date:message-id:reply-to; bh=kF31H/1AHzaMKDjmh8DygmNQunlE2jqzFPeOnmXLEoU=; b=a/hT1fN6kh5SoK9DaQxdKXyKrREejNtoHEzs7snDl8OIpaPcVgzIVAUhhEbDhdJPWi yG2J4/pkzjHWkyY79R+x0VMIYNcALlTcm09AK/x15gD5kFZ+JwcDlHJ7QsvbIntJJJio dWwYytnR2wopNMuJgn0vUYaSVBj42BFGIC4gN+ilv5Cg5dna/Ks13hljWKUrVlx2jyB7 I0VEcXf6P73drWZZAnR3PBGiOTfzFnH83VDA1ypdBpH+f05tBGrtwb1Ivz51n6Wg6zb7 ineubkKvz4pOYpGnALhbZSgA47RPXxXa0bjZyNIB1+9SmguWyHjLy1JUXbnANiVEp1Ul KN8w== X-Gm-Message-State: AAQBX9dvhXHLJQoefMUXJoPkF8dWl3Rc6TZ4MSEBBp1GPaPbuwC6NgAI d+S6m8hVY6U5EM/6vtMaH9orHq+eGDl3S0mBmoEXDZIpZXU= X-Google-Smtp-Source: AKy350ZfFNRPExB6/KYtOrxQEjIYfLpWjs5lgZZFoeG2GEoJWHi7A/nIWSex15s14Alyry8lev9ocX2NbvcOc3hfBbw= X-Received: by 2002:ac2:4e6a:0:b0:4d5:ca32:6ed5 with SMTP id y10-20020ac24e6a000000b004d5ca326ed5mr1028589lfs.3.1681928034324; Wed, 19 Apr 2023 11:13:54 -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 X-Auto-Response-Suppress: DR, RN, NRN, OOF, AutoReply MIME-Version: 1.0 References: <3a8a143d-38f0-b7ea-4aa1-10c0b3a2a1e0@gmail.com> <81fde7b8-cc55-fcae-79ea-4dd2a78eb8a0@gmail.com> <2703063.mvXUDI8C0e@wstn> <7ef36857-192e-6d2c-dc44-a2c4ba772205@gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <7ef36857-192e-6d2c-dc44-a2c4ba772205@gmail.com> From: Mark Knecht Date: Wed, 19 Apr 2023 11:13:42 -0700 Message-ID: Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Re: Finally got a SSD drive to put my OS on To: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="00000000000006174005f9b46301" X-Archives-Salt: 658b78f2-17a0-4643-8673-8c649f1a2f55 X-Archives-Hash: 416b0e429c5bbd42f41c53b1ae4a628b --00000000000006174005f9b46301 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable On Wed, Apr 19, 2023 at 10:59=E2=80=AFAM Dale wrote: > > Peter Humphrey wrote: > > On Wednesday, 19 April 2023 09:00:33 BST Nikos Chantziaras wrote: > > > >> With my HDD: > >> > >> # smartctl -x /dev/sda | grep -i 'sector size' > >> Sector Sizes: 512 bytes logical, 4096 bytes physical > > Or, with an NVMe drive: > > > > # smartctl -x /dev/nvme1n1 | grep -A2 'Supported LBA Sizes' > > Supported LBA Sizes (NSID 0x1) > > Id Fmt Data Metadt Rel_Perf > > 0 + 512 0 0 > > > > :) > > > > When I run that command, sdd is my SDD drive, ironic I know. Anyway, it > doesn't show block sizes. It returns nothing. > > root@fireball / # smartctl -x /dev/sdd | grep -A2 'Supported LBA Sizes' > root@fireball / # Note that all of these technologies, HDD, SDD, M.2, report different things and don't always report them the same way. This is an SDD in my Plex backup server: mark@science:~$ sudo smartctl -x /dev/sdb [sudo] password for mark: smartctl 7.2 2020-12-30 r5155 [x86_64-linux-5.15.0-69-generic] (local build= ) Copyright (C) 2002-20, Bruce Allen, Christian Franke, www.smartmontools.org =3D=3D=3D START OF INFORMATION SECTION =3D=3D=3D Model Family: Crucial/Micron Client SSDs Device Model: CT250MX500SSD1 Serial Number: 1905E1E79C72 LU WWN Device Id: 5 00a075 1e1e79c72 Firmware Version: M3CR023 User Capacity: 250,059,350,016 bytes [250 GB] Sector Sizes: 512 bytes logical, 4096 bytes physical In my case the physical block is 4096 bytes but addressable in 512 byte blocks. It appears that yours is 512 byte physical blocks. [QUOTE] =3D=3D=3D START OF INFORMATION SECTION =3D=3D=3D Model Family: Samsung based SSDs Device Model: Samsung SSD 870 EVO 500GB Serial Number: S6PWNXXXXXXXXXXX LU WWN Device Id: 5 002538 XXXXXXXXXX Firmware Version: SVT01B6Q User Capacity: 500,107,862,016 bytes [500 GB] Sector Size: 512 bytes logical/physica [QUOTE] --00000000000006174005f9b46301 Content-Type: text/html; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable


On Wed, Apr 19, 2023 at 10:59=E2=80=AFAM Dale <= rdalek1967@gmail.com> wrote:=
>
> Peter Humphrey wrote:
> > On Wednesday, 19 April = 2023 09:00:33 BST Nikos Chantziaras wrote:
> >
> >> Wi= th my HDD:
> >>
> >> =C2=A0 =C2=A0# smartctl -x /de= v/sda | grep -i 'sector size'
> >> =C2=A0 =C2=A0Sector = Sizes: =C2=A0 =C2=A0 512 bytes logical, 4096 bytes physical
> > Or= , with an NVMe drive:
> >
> > # smartctl -x /dev/nvme1n1 = | grep -A2 'Supported LBA Sizes'
> > Supported LBA Sizes (= NSID 0x1)
> > Id Fmt =C2=A0Data =C2=A0Metadt =C2=A0Rel_Perf
>= ; > =C2=A00 + =C2=A0 =C2=A0 512 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2= =A0 =C2=A0 0
> >
> > :)
> >
>
> When= I run that command, sdd is my SDD drive, ironic I know.=C2=A0 Anyway, it> doesn't show block sizes.=C2=A0 It returns nothing.
>
&= gt; root@fireball / # smartctl -x /dev/sdd =C2=A0| grep -A2 'Supported = LBA Sizes'
> root@fireball / #

Note that all o= f these technologies, HDD, SDD, M.2, report different things
and = don't always report them the same way. This is an SDD in my=C2=A0
=
Plex backup server:

mark@science:~$ sudo smartctl -x /dev/sdb[sudo] password for mark: =C2=A0
smartctl 7.2 2020-12-30 r5155 [x86_64= -linux-5.15.0-69-generic] (local build)
Copyright (C) 2002-20, Bruce All= en, Christian Franke, www.smartmon= tools.org

=3D=3D=3D START OF INFORMATION SECTION =3D=3D=3D
Mo= del Family: =C2=A0 =C2=A0 Crucial/Micron Client SSDs
Device Model: =C2= =A0 =C2=A0 CT250MX500SSD1
Serial Number: =C2=A0 =C2=A01905E1E79C72
LU= WWN Device Id: 5 00a075 1e1e79c72
Firmware Version: M3CR023
User Cap= acity: =C2=A0 =C2=A0250,059,350,016 bytes [250 GB]
Sector Sizes: =C2=A0 = =C2=A0 512 bytes logical, 4096 bytes physical

= In my case the physical block is 4096 bytes but=C2=A0
addressable= in 512 byte blocks. It appears that
yours is 512 byte physical b= locks.

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=3D=3D=3D START OF INFORM= ATION SECTION =3D=3D=3D
Model Family:=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0 Samsung ba= sed SSDs
Device Model:=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0 Samsung SSD 870 EVO 500GB=
Serial Number:=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0 S6PWNXXXXXXXXXXX
LU WWN Device Id: = 5 002538 XXXXXXXXXX
Firmware Version: SVT01B6Q
User Capacity:=C2=A0= =C2=A0=C2=A0 500,107,862,016 bytes [500 GB]
Sector Size:=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2= =A0=C2=A0=C2=A0 512 bytes logical/physica
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