Anton Aylward composed on 2015-03-15 11:53 (UTC-0400):
Felix Miata wrote:
It doesn't have 4k sectors, last of breed. I've yet to find a real world evaluation of the performance penalty imposed by not aligning to 4k. The original has lots of 255/63 partitions. Most of my filesystems use 1k blocks. I usually have only one large blocksize partition use for truly large files, like CD & dvd isos. The backup system includes/assumes 255/63 too. I don't want to conform to 4k before I know what the nuts & bolts cost of non-conformance is. Maybe I'd be happiest by ignoring alignment in test systems, conforming only in 24/7 systems, if even then.
Have you figures/experience on the benefits of 4K?
No. That's something I was hoping would materialize out of this thread. I know little other than what Seagate reported long ago here: http://www.seagate.com/tech-insights/advanced-format-4k-sector-hard-drives-m... -- "The wise are known for their understanding, and pleasant words are persuasive." Proverbs 16:21 (New Living Translation) Team OS/2 ** Reg. Linux User #211409 ** a11y rocks! Felix Miata *** http://fm.no-ip.com/ -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org