From: Mark Lord <kernel@start.ca>
To: Peter Wu <peter@lekensteyn.nl>,
linux-ide@vger.kernel.org, util-linux@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: blkdiscard vs hdparm for erasing a SSD?
Date: Mon, 27 Oct 2014 22:09:11 -0400 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <544EFAC7.80501@start.ca> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <2523736.cvg5kvG8qa@al>
On 14-10-15 09:12 AM, Peter Wu wrote:
> Hi,
>
> Recent versions of util-linux have a blkdiscard program. How does this compare
> to the --security-erase option of hdparm? The goal is to erase the contents of
> an previously used SSD to improve performance.
>
> Is the command `blkdiscard -s /dev/sdd` equivalent to the instructions listed on
> https://ata.wiki.kernel.org/index.php/ATA_Secure_Erase?
--security-erase is the nearest thing to a "low level format" that exists.
On some mechanical drives, it actually performs a true low level format.
For SSDs, most manufacturers that I have dealt with use --security-erase
as their preferred method for reinitializing a corrupted drive.
--security-erase is normally much faster than TRIM as well.
Cheers
prev parent reply other threads:[~2014-10-28 2:20 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 8+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2014-10-15 13:12 blkdiscard vs hdparm for erasing a SSD? Peter Wu
2014-10-15 13:12 ` Peter Wu
2014-10-15 14:21 ` Tim Small
[not found] ` <543E82DE.8070405-v0yPK6tSSg/10XsdtD+oqA@public.gmane.org>
2014-10-16 10:17 ` Peter Wu
2014-10-16 10:17 ` Peter Wu
2014-10-21 17:06 ` One Thousand Gnomes
2014-10-21 17:06 ` One Thousand Gnomes
2014-10-28 2:09 ` Mark Lord [this message]
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