>> Here is some info on zflashpoint: >> >> http://forum.notebookreview.com/showthread.php?p=5163549 >> >> It is supposed to be an SSD performance "accelerator". >> >> "Gen1 SSDs suffer with small file writes and I read that 90% of >> Windows writes are small, so that introduces overall system lag. >> zflashpoint uses a 32MB buffer for small file writes, combining them >> and dumping them as one big write." >> >> Has anyone heard of development of a similar project for Linux? >> >> - Grant >> > > Sounds like laptop-mode to me (app-laptop/laptop-mode-tools). For ext* > file systems, you can also try the 'commit' mount option.
On her laptop, I get: # cat /proc/sys/vm/laptop_mode 0 There is lots of talk on the internet about the stuttering problems on SSD netbooks. Are you thinking this problem shouldn't manifest itself on a Linux system? - Grant
