Ed Maste on Nostr: The #FreeBSD installer suggests turning off SU+J for SSDs; I suspect this is based on ...
The #FreeBSD installer suggests turning off SU+J for SSDs; I suspect this is based on concerns about the quality of both SSDs and SU+J from 15+ years ago, and that the advice longer makes sense. Can anyone think of a reason to keep the advice?
https://reviews.freebsd.org/D48374Published at
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