From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from mimecast-mx02.redhat.com (mimecast06.extmail.prod.ext.rdu2.redhat.com [10.11.55.22]) by smtp.corp.redhat.com (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 097E4A9FB9 for ; Wed, 25 Nov 2020 15:37:24 +0000 (UTC) Received: from us-smtp-1.mimecast.com (us-smtp-2.mimecast.com [205.139.110.61]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-AES256-SHA384 (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by mimecast-mx02.redhat.com (Postfix) with ESMTPS id EEC9D185A794 for ; Wed, 25 Nov 2020 15:37:23 +0000 (UTC) Received: by mail-io1-f46.google.com with SMTP id r1so2498531iob.13 for ; Wed, 25 Nov 2020 07:37:19 -0800 (PST) MIME-Version: 1.0 From: Sreyan Chakravarty Date: Wed, 25 Nov 2020 21:07:07 +0530 Message-ID: Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="000000000000dc3d8105b4f033c6" Subject: [linux-lvm] Is TRIM and DISCARD needed for normal HDD ? Reply-To: LVM general discussion and development List-Id: LVM general discussion and development List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , List-Id: To: LVM general discussion and development --000000000000dc3d8105b4f033c6 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Hi, I am using thin LVM pools, but I have a normal hard disk and not a SSD. Is there any reason to enable TRIM and/or DISCARD for my HDD ? I have heard it is only useful for a SSD. Will it offer any advantages in my case ? -- Regards, Sreyan Chakravarty --000000000000dc3d8105b4f033c6 Content-Type: text/html; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Hi,

I am using thin LVM pools, but I ha= ve a normal hard disk and not a SSD.

Is there any = reason to enable TRIM and/or DISCARD for my HDD ?

= I have heard it is only=C2=A0useful for a SSD. Will it offer any advantages= in my case ?

--
Re= gards,
Sreyan Chakravarty
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