On 16.12.19 10:35, Carlos Maiolino wrote: Hi, >> Just curious: what's the exact definition of "zoned" here ? >> Something like partitions ? > > Zones inside a SMR HDD. Oh, I wasn't aware that those things are exposed to the host at all. Are you dealing with host-managed SMR-HDDs ? > On a SMR HDD, each zone can only be written sequentially, due to physics > constraints. I won't post any link with references because I think majordomo > will spam my email if I do, but do a google search of something like 'SMR HDD > zones' and you'll get a better idea Reminds me on classic CDRs or tapes. Why not dealing them similarily ? --mtx --- Enrico Weigelt, metux IT consult Free software and Linux embedded engineering info@xxxxxxxxx -- +49-151-27565287
