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SubjectRe: [PATCH 1/2] fs: Do not dispatch FITRIM through separate super_operation
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On Fri, 19 Nov 2010 09:53:52 EST, Mark Lord said:
> On 10-11-19 09:40 AM, Chris Mason wrote:
> >
> > We've been told that online and constant trimming is the default in
> > windows7. The ssds are most likely to just start ignoring the trims
> > they can't service efficiently.
>
> Win7 collects multiple TRIM ranges over time and batches them as single TRIMs
> (as reported to me by an SSD vendor who traced it with a SATA analyzer,
> and who also apparently has "inside info").

What should happen if we have (for instance) a "collect 64 trims at a time" policy,
and the system crashes at trim number 47? (Probably not an issue if you're
doing non-deterministic trim, but is an exposure if you're relying on deterministic
trim for security reasons)
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