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Partition schemes that reduce TEAR on SSDs
Posted: Thu Nov 25, 2021 11:02 am
by pannet1
It is told that the legacy partitioning schemes were designed around disc storage and we have not yet adjusted to SSDs. I am worried about the
TEAR
I would even go further and request you to create MX installers geared towards this. To begin with can you provide howto for people who have already installed the OS.
Re: Partition schemes that reduce TEAR on SSDs
Posted: Thu Nov 25, 2021 11:20 am
by siamhie
Take a look at this page.
SSDOptimization
https://wiki.debian.org/SSDOptimization
Re: Partition schemes that reduce TEAR on SSDs [Solved]
Posted: Thu Nov 25, 2021 11:26 am
by timkb4cq
All the FS tools used in MX-Linux have done the proper alignment for SSD drives for some years now.
MX-Linux already installs a weekly cron job to run fstrim. It logs in /var/log/trim.log
That's really all you need for almost all use cases. If you have a particular issue of concern, please give use the details.
Re: Partition schemes that reduce TEAR on SSDs
Posted: Thu Nov 25, 2021 12:48 pm
by uncle mark
timkb4cq wrote: Thu Nov 25, 2021 11:26 am
All the FS tools used in MX-Linux have done the proper alignment for SSD drives for some years now.
MX-Linux already installs a weekly cron job to run fstrim. It logs in /var/log/trim.log
I'll be damned. I didn't know that. You guys think of everything.
Re: Partition schemes that reduce TEAR on SSDs
Posted: Thu Nov 25, 2021 1:04 pm
by timkb4cq
The dev team added the fstrim cronjob back in MX-15. I didn't have an SSD then so I don't think I participated in the thread but I do remember it.
Re: Partition schemes that reduce TEAR on SSDs
Posted: Thu Nov 25, 2021 1:16 pm
by chrispop99
uncle mark wrote: Thu Nov 25, 2021 12:48 pm
timkb4cq wrote: Thu Nov 25, 2021 11:26 am
All the FS tools used in MX-Linux have done the proper alignment for SSD drives for some years now.
MX-Linux already installs a weekly cron job to run fstrim. It logs in /var/log/trim.log
I'll be damned. I didn't know that. You guys think of everything.
Note also that swappiness on MX Linux is set to 15, rather than the normal Linux amount of 60. This helps a bit by potentially reducing writes.
Chris
Re: Partition schemes that reduce TEAR on SSDs
Posted: Thu Nov 25, 2021 1:50 pm
by pannet1
timkb4cq wrote: Thu Nov 25, 2021 11:26 am
All the FS tools used in MX-Linux have done the proper alignment for SSD drives for some years now.
MX-Linux already installs a weekly cron job to run fstrim. It logs in /var/log/trim.log
That's really all you need for almost all use cases. If you have a particular issue of concern, please give use the details.
Bravo, no wonder MX Linux is number one distro.