`zpool create' fails on geli ...

[Flemming Jacobsen]

Fabian Keil wrote:
> Zeus Panchenko <zeus at ibs.dn.ua> wrote:
> > geli init -K /path/key -s 4096 -e aes-xts /dev/adaX
> 
> Does your disk actually use 4k sectors? Otherwise it's not clear
> to me that "-s 4096" makes sense when using ZFS.
> 
> I'm not claiming that it's obviously wrong, but I'm not aware of
> any benchmarks that show that it's better than the default in
> any way.

It is my understanding that creating a 4K setup will prepare you
for the day when your replacement drive is a 4K one.
No benefit today, but also no real performance hit. And we avoid
a real performance hit later.

If I am mistaken, then I wold love to hear about it.


Regards,
Flemming

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