On Sun, Jul 31, 2022 at 12:29:54PM -0400, The Wanderer wrote: > On 2022-07-31 at 10:51, pe...@easthope.ca wrote: > > > From: Linux-Fan <ma_sys...@web.de> > > Date: Sat, 30 Jul 2022 21:37:37 +0200 > > >> Formatting it to ext2 should work and not cause any issues ... > > > > Other authorities claim "factory format" is optimal and wear of flash > > storage is a concern. A revised "format" can impose worse conditions > > for wear? Does any manufacturer publish about this? What is hope? > > What is truth? > > I would interpret a statement like that as referring to block size and > possibly alignment.
AFAIR (it's a while ago), the FATs have their "file allocation tables" (aka structure information) at fixed offsets in the block device. The flash storage processor might cater to that. Then, again, it might not. Cheers -- t
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