SSD optimization for Linux

i bought recently an Adata SP900 Prenier Pro SSD.

it does not seem like Linux has an easy way to optimize a SSD like in Win 8.

is this something i should be concerned about?
i'm kinda worried i might shorten the lifespan of my SSD.

what do you folks think about this?

here's a link to an Arch Wiki about this subject:
https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Solid_State_Drives

 

I don't think that SSD optimization on Linux is very difficult.

- Proper alignment using MebiByte (MiB) bounderies is done since Ubuntu Maverick and also by newer versions of gparted and fdisk. So nothing to worry about.

- Scheduler: That article you're pointing to says that it is recommended to switch from cfq to noob or deadline. However, the Phoronix article mentioned there summarizes:

Again, nothing to worry about.

- Mount options: Newer kernels since 2.6.30 use relatime as default (corresponding to what is said in the article).

- Trim: AFAIK, batched trim should still be preferred. (If the discard option is useful is not clear, IMHO.) I suggest that you add a file like

Code:

#!/bin/sh

LOG=/var/log/batched_discard.log
echo "*** $(date -R) ***" >> $LOG
/sbin/fstrim / >> $LOG
/sbin/fstrim /home >> $LOG

to /etc/cron.weekly (make it executable).

 

tnx tlu.

does it matter what name i give it?

 

You're welcome!

No I just called it batched_discard. Again, don't forget to make it executable.

 

tnx again m8!

i found this vid on Youtube:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nXbkoFSHoy0

being fairly new with Linux i learned quite a bit from it.

 

Great thread.

@Moontan
In the vid you post, guy modifies rc.local to change the IO scheduler, interesting. I've always just added it into Grub, never thought to do it his way.

Some more reading on fstrim.
http://en.opensuse.org/SDB:SSD_discard_(trim)_support

I've never seen a Ubuntu or Debian distro install to an SSD and automatically use discard. It has to be added manually.