Re: fstrim(8) Recommendation

2023-01-15 Thread Andy Smith
Hello, On Thu, Jan 12, 2023 at 06:44:59PM -0800, John Conover wrote: > I'm installing an SSD replacement for an HD in a small 24/7 mail > server. > > I would appreciate suggestions for the most reliable way to do > fstrim(8). The two ways to do it are: a) Add "discard" into the mount options fo

Re: fstrim(8) Recommendation

2023-01-13 Thread Stefan Monnier
> I would appreciate suggestions for the most reliable way to do > fstrim(8). Reliability is more important than speed, and the machine > will require a swap partition. I think the answer depends on why you (think you) need fstrim. AFAIK in most cases the answer is: just don't bother. St

Re: fstrim(8) Recommendation

2023-01-13 Thread Matthias Böttcher
Am Fr., 13. Jan. 2023 um 03:45 Uhr schrieb John Conover : > > I'm installing an SSD replacement for an HD in a small 24/7 mail > server. > > I would appreciate suggestions for the most reliable way to do > fstrim(8). Reliability is more important than speed, and the machine > will require a swap pa

Re: fstrim(8) Recommendation

2023-01-12 Thread Jeffrey Walton
On Thu, Jan 12, 2023 at 9:45 PM John Conover wrote: > > I'm installing an SSD replacement for an HD in a small 24/7 mail > server. > > I would appreciate suggestions for the most reliable way to do > fstrim(8). Reliability is more important than speed, and the machine > will require a swap partiti

fstrim(8) Recommendation

2023-01-12 Thread John Conover
I'm installing an SSD replacement for an HD in a small 24/7 mail server. I would appreciate suggestions for the most reliable way to do fstrim(8). Reliability is more important than speed, and the machine will require a swap partition. Thanks, John -- John Conover, cono...@panix.com