[GTALUG] New Desktop PC -- debian Linux - Proposed 2 TB HDD Partitioning;

Russell rreiter91 at gmail.com
Tue Apr 17 15:44:15 EDT 2018



On April 17, 2018 10:30:25 AM CDT, "D. Hugh Redelmeier via talk" <talk at gtalug.org> wrote:
>| From: Russell via talk <talk at gtalug.org>
>
>| >| From: Giles Orr via talk <talk at gtalug.org>
>
>| >| I'm with Len - simplify if you can.  Although Unlike him, I
>believe you
>| >| should have at least two (Linux) OS partitions - if one is messed
>up, you
>| >| can boot from the other to fix it.  And I've also - more than once
>-
>| 
>| I also follow this practice. In fact in my current build, I'm looking
>at 
>| overprovisioning my SSD using small fencing stripes. This would so as
>to 
>| be able to gain several spaces on the disk which I could format in an
>
>| emergency. I can then recover a backup of the superblock and realign 
>| things. In theory anyway.
>
>"Overprovisioning" can mean many things, but it has a specific meaning
>in 
>terms of SSD wear leveling.
>
>Some system-visible space that is not being used can only be considered
>
>overprovisioning (in the SSD wear leveling sense) if the drive's 
>controller "knows" it is unused.

I guess that would mean that scattering unused space on an SSD between the partions, means the controller probably sees it as being used. I left chunks allocated at the ends of the drives as recommended. I was just wondering if my stripes would increase that wear level capability, as well as providing for emergency recovery space(s).  
>
>I haven't carefully read this but it might give answers on how to get 
>empty bits between partitions into the free block pool of the SSD 
>controller:
><https://superuser.com/questions/308251/how-to-trim-discard-a-whole-ssd-partition-on-linux>

I'll check this out for sure. Thanks again.
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