From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1750917AbZEFVpG (ORCPT ); Wed, 6 May 2009 17:45:06 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S1754954AbZEFVoj (ORCPT ); Wed, 6 May 2009 17:44:39 -0400 Received: from mail-ew0-f176.google.com ([209.85.219.176]:58592 "EHLO mail-ew0-f176.google.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1750917AbZEFVoi (ORCPT ); Wed, 6 May 2009 17:44:38 -0400 DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=subject:from:reply-to:to:cc:in-reply-to:references:content-type :date:message-id:mime-version:x-mailer:content-transfer-encoding; b=MfP9F4W0/hf4ANIT54i+RRmNzdopSSHLfZ5G03zubJpE875EzedzKJLX4sadG0P+tv PcN6KuzrUBAEiFkkl/7Zc39UsKmTpKmN0kTO0uERYa5gI9RnwdDEOtBgsxUTBVdaCecg Ealgcc6tPHxtFL7b8DHNAmEt+dKb9rq+/HIdQ= Subject: Re: Fusion-IO From: Clive Wagenaar Reply-To: clivewagenaar@gmail.com To: Tony Vroon Cc: Theodore Tso , Andy , jason@dvnation.com, lkml , Chris Mason In-Reply-To: <20090506125036.453252e0@linx.net> References: <1241028283.4624.92.camel@9200> <20090506125036.453252e0@linx.net> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Date: Wed, 06 May 2009 22:44:27 +0100 Message-Id: <1241646267.3759.35.camel@9200> Mime-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Evolution 2.26.1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org On Wed, 2009-05-06 at 12:50 +0100, Tony Vroon wrote: > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: SHA1 > > On Wed, 29 Apr 2009 19:04:43 +0100 > Clive Wagenaar wrote: > > > Has Fusion-IO managed to release the ioxtreme yet? > > Yes, we got our hands on a 80GB unit this morning. They're out in the > United Kingdom. It was 3600GBP + VAT. > > > Can you deliver to Ireland? > > You should probably talk to DiamondPoint, which is where ours came from: > http://www.dpie.com/contact.html > > They should be responsive, but if not, e-mail me and I'll get you a > direct contact. > > > I take it one would have to compile the drivers from source if ones > > kernel is later than the drivers they have on their site for ones > > kernel? > > - From what I can see they offer kernel sources. The OS selection is a > bit pedestrian, but with some searching you can find a tarball. > > > Will the driver be incorporated into the Linux kernel > > directly? > > If you talk to FusionIO, please suggest Greg's staging tree to them. > They could submit their current driver and have volunteers improve on > it until it gets to a state where it can enter the mainline kernel. > > Regards, > Tony V. > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- > Version: GnuPG v2.0.11 (GNU/Linux) > > iEYEARECAAYFAkoBeY8ACgkQp5vW4rUFj5qCEgCcDBq5Rn8zRfrzCuWxGGWfZZhW > 5IgAoJ/lBXhxvKiMyMvJwHBIDaC4o53a > =IbkO > -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- I ended up with a OCZ Vertex 120G SDD for under €400, 200MB/s read, they seem very active with their firmware updates, also very responsive to user feedback. The drive is probably a bit slower than the x25-m, but then a lot cheaper and they seem alot more customer focused and should support trim before Intel on the x25 drives It arrived today, Ubuntu 9.04 boots in 11 seconds on bootchart and 15 seconds to get into GDM with Arora browser at google homepage. Best I got with 7200 Seagate Barracuda drive was 17 seconds. As a whole desktop is very response for now. Will be fine as 120G drive and 9.04 only uses 4G on my setup. I will reflash if its slows down before 'trim' happen between Ocz and Linux. Within the next 2 weeks they will be releasing new firmware that will support the trim ATA 'standard' for the linux kernel. They have a tool/exe the runs under 32 windows to trim the drive for windows file-systems, but its not integrated into Windows as they waiting, zzz, for MS to implement it which could be window 7 release, or maybe only W7 + SP1. (Does not help that the ATA standard is not yet approved). Their Windows exe runs from within widoews, but obviously only trims windows filesystems Tony, the main forum staff chap, indicates native linux support soon: http://www.ocztechnologyforum.com/forum/showthread.php?t=55632&highlight=trim+linux Snip: Mid May or earlier we should see a new FW with native Linux TRIM for beta testing I will be testing it and have plenty of time to test for Linux kernel devs or OCZ, this is why I bought the drive . If I can help test trim under Linux, it would be my pleasure. -- clivewagenaar@gmail.com System Powered by: Ubuntu/Debian/Gnu/Linux Distro: Jaunty 9.04 Kernel: 2.6.30-rc4-generic File System: Ext4 Gnu+Linux user #419390 Ubuntu user #1072