[bootlin/training-materials updates] master: Block storage: mention flashbench and associated article (efb1380e)
Michael Opdenacker
michael.opdenacker at bootlin.com
Sat Aug 29 08:53:11 CEST 2020
Repository : https://github.com/bootlin/training-materials
On branch : master
Link : https://github.com/bootlin/training-materials/commit/efb1380ee4c53a2a3f36895b412c5e153af99303
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commit efb1380ee4c53a2a3f36895b412c5e153af99303
Author: Michael Opdenacker <michael.opdenacker at bootlin.com>
Date: Sat Aug 29 08:53:11 2020 +0200
Block storage: mention flashbench and associated article
Signed-off-by: Michael Opdenacker <michael.opdenacker at bootlin.com>
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efb1380ee4c53a2a3f36895b412c5e153af99303
slides/sysdev-block-filesystems/sysdev-block-filesystems.tex | 7 +++++++
1 file changed, 7 insertions(+)
diff --git a/slides/sysdev-block-filesystems/sysdev-block-filesystems.tex b/slides/sysdev-block-filesystems/sysdev-block-filesystems.tex
index 228cdc7b..b581c31f 100644
--- a/slides/sysdev-block-filesystems/sysdev-block-filesystems.tex
+++ b/slides/sysdev-block-filesystems/sysdev-block-filesystems.tex
@@ -342,7 +342,14 @@ major minor #blocks name
implementations.
\item Not knowing about the wear leveling algorithm, it is highly
recommended to limit the number of writes to these devices.
+ \item Using industrial grade storage devices (MMC/SD, USB) is
+ also recommended.
\end{itemize}
+ See the \href{https://lwn.net/Articles/428584/}{\em Optimizing Linux with
+ cheap flash drives} article from Arnd Bergmann and try his {\em
+ flashbench} tool (\url{http://git.linaro.org/people/arnd/flashbench.git/about/})
+ for finding out the erase block and page size for your storage, and
+ optimizing your partitions and filesystems for best performance.
\end{frame}
\setuplabframe
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