On Sun, 29 Jan 2017 19:17:47 +0000, Mick wrote: > > Are you running fstrim once in a while like it's recommended? > > Apparently using 'discard' as an option when mounting is no longer > > recommended. On my laptops I use a systemd timer to do this. Before > > that I used anacron (I think it was anacron) which would run missed > > cronjobs.
> This is surprised me ... I just installed Gentoo on a MacBook and the > handbook/wiki said to use discard in fstab ... I'm running two PCs like > this now. :-/ > > Is there a URL somewhere recommending otherwise? man fstrim: Running fstrim frequently, or even using mount -o discard, might negatively affect the lifetime of poor-quality SSD devices. For most desktop and server systems a sufficient trimming frequency is once a week. Note that not all devices support a queued trim, so each trim command incurs a performance penalty on whatever else might be trying to use the disk at the time. -- Neil Bothwick I am Scooby Doo of Borg- Reware roo re arimorated, Raggy!
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