Using an SSD "disk" for /

[Mikhail T.]

02.11.2010 14:00, Julian Elischer написав(ла):
> there are trim patches but not in the OS by default as yet.
Would the patches apply to RELENG_8 today, or do they require some 
9-only feature(s)?
>> Does anyone use an SSD under FreeBSD? Which brand/model? Are you 
>> happy with it?
> ...
> usually I use flash for data regions.
And? Do you use the TRIM-patches? Does performance stay high with time 
-- with or without TRIM? Do you use FFS or some other file-system? If 
FFS, are you relying on newfs' defaults?

Thank you! Yours,

    -mi

>> Also, what parameters should I give to newfs? SSDs' characteristics 
>> seem rather different from HDDs', so it is unlikely, that newfs' 
>> defaults will be optimal for an SSD... Would a different filesystem 
>> (ZFS?) be a better choice,