On 2011/04/10 14:55 (GMT-0700) Scott composed: > more efficient use of the space, and that is what > 4k sectors gets us.
> <http://www.anandtech.com/Show/Index/2888> > "One estimate for 4K sector technology puts this at 100 bytes of ECC > data needed for a 4K sector, versus 320 (40x8) for 8 512B sectors. > Furthermore the larger sectors means that larger erroneous chunks of > data can be corrected (burst error correction), something that was > becoming harder as greater areal densities made it easier to wipe out > larger parts of a 512B sector. As a result, the need for the larger > sector is born." How does this work out for the many small files usage model? Instead of the 256 bytes/file waste that wasn't so bad, with 4k sectors we get to waste 3840 bytes/file, or 15 times the actual data size instead of just double, not counting ECC savings. -- "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/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Xperia(TM) PLAY It's a major breakthrough. An authentic gaming smartphone on the nation's most reliable network. And it wants your games. http://p.sf.net/sfu/verizon-sfdev _______________________________________________ Freedos-user mailing list Freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user
