On Thu, May 18, 2023 at 4:23 PM Rich Pieri <[email protected]> wrote:
> > the cheapest cost-per-byte, I figured that meant not-too-bleeding. > > Sounds like they may be SMR which means sustained write performance is > going to SUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUCK. > ooh dear yes. SMR <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shingled_magnetic_recording> should only be used in specific applications where its strangeness is tolerable, with SMR aware backup programs. Note, some Linux FS can be tuned for SMR <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shingled_magnetic_recording#Software_and_application> . In which case it's fine but ... only with the right tempo. -- Bill Ricker [email protected] https://www.linkedin.com/in/n1vux _______________________________________________ Discuss mailing list [email protected] http://lists.blu.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss
