[Bug 1393335] Re: fstrim slows down mixed ssd/hdd considerable

2018-03-13 Thread Launchpad Bug Tracker
Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users. ** Changed in: util-linux (Ubuntu) Status: New => Confirmed -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1393335 Title:

[Bug 1393335] Re: fstrim slows down mixed ssd/hdd considerable

2014-11-17 Thread Michael Vogt
** Description changed: I have a ssd/hdd system where the ssd is used for the system and most of home is on a large hdd. I noticed that the weekly fstrim cron job slows the system down considerable, including e.g. firefox and the desktop. iotop reports: otal DISK READ :

[Bug 1393335] Re: fstrim slows down mixed ssd/hdd considerable

2014-11-17 Thread Martin Pitt
It's not really that surprising -- it needs to iterate over the mounts, find free blocks, and tell the disk controller to trim them; on a developer machine where there is usually a lot of data turnaround over a week, this usually has to process dozens of GB. -- You received this bug notification