On Tue, Apr 07, 2009 at 03:58:41PM -0400, Mark Lord wrote: > Markus Trippelsdorf wrote: > > On Tue, Apr 07, 2009 at 01:57:54PM -0400, Mark Lord wrote: > >> Are there any commercially available SSDs that have this feature yet? > >> Anyone know which ones? > > > > OCZ will release a new firmware for their Vertex line in the coming > > days, which will feature ATA TRIM support. > > And since they get their firmware directly from Indilinx, all SSDs > > with this controller will be TRIM ready in the future. > > > > http://www.ocztechnologyforum.com/forum/showthread.php?t=54373 > .. > > Mmm.. sounds like they really don't understand "standards" there. > All of that nonsense about waiting until their proprietary "trim utility" > is working on Windows-7 before looking at a Linux implementation. > > WTF? So long as they implement the required ATA opcode (correctly), > then it should "just work" fine on Linux. But that Windows-centred > discussion there really doesn't sound encouraging. > > But hey, if they do get their act together, then the Vertex series > are supposedly the second-best consumer SSDs available these days, > after the highly touted/priced Intel ones. :) The new firmware is out and looks promising: ########## Begin SSD TRIM output ########## word21 bit10 = 1: support for the DATA SET MANAGEMENT is changeable. word169 bit0 = 1: device supports the Trim bit of DATA SET MANAGEMENT command. word69 bit14 = 1: Trim function of the DATA SET MANAGEMENT command supports determinate behavior. ########## End SSD TRIM output ########## This is the output from a modified hdparm, that checks the relevant bits. (I didn't run hdparm on my machine, because I'm waiting for a flasher that doesn't require XP. I just copied the output from: http://www.ocztechnologyforum.com/forum/showpost.php?p=371277&postcount=28 ) -- Markus -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-ide" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
