On Sat, Dec 15, 2012 at 08:27:07PM +1100, Trent W. Buck wrote: > > apparently help reduce writing to the ssd. (apparently the last line > > of the fstab means /tmp is stored in ram) > > apt-get install busybox-syslogd is better IMO. It simply stores logs in > a ring buffer in RAM. Default size is aimed at embedded, so recommend > increase in /etc/default/busybox-syslogd. Read with "logread"; monitor > with "logread -f".
Hmm, ok, I'll do that. > I assume you're using swap only so you can suspend-to-disk. If so, set > vm.swappiness to 0 if you want to avoid bonus writes to the SSD -- Yes, good idea, I just thought of that after my first email, thanks. > although I suspect that kind of ricing may no longer be worthhile due to > advances in FTL firmware. Hopefully > > > 3. My last question: I here alignment is important to ensure best > > performance and again help prolong the life of the ssd. From what I > > read using a multiple of 512 for the first block can achieve this. > > parted's --align=optimal ought to help, but I'm no expert. I'll certainly investigate, thanks. _______________________________________________ luv-main mailing list [email protected] http://lists.luv.asn.au/listinfo/luv-main
