Re: [gentoo-user] Optimizations for SSD netbook

2009-05-30 Thread Grant
>> >> 2. added elevator=noop as a boot parameter >> > >> > I remember that I've given this second advice. Since then I've read in >> > the German computer journal c't [1] that CFQ has a detection for SSDs >> > since 2.6.28 and now is the best choice for these devices. >> >> OK, do I need a boot par

Re: [gentoo-user] Optimizations for SSD netbook

2009-05-30 Thread Neil Bothwick
On Sat, 30 May 2009 07:08:55 -0700, Grant wrote: > Do you think mounting /tmp in RAM is worthwhile? Mike doesn't seem to > think too highly of it. I do, especially on an SSD, but with any device it reduces disk access, which is a good thing. -- Neil Bothwick April Fools! You're really in a h

Re: [gentoo-user] Optimizations for SSD netbook

2009-05-30 Thread Mike Kazantsev
On Sat, 30 May 2009 07:08:55 -0700 Grant wrote: > >> 2. added elevator=noop as a boot parameter > > > > I remember that I've given this second advice. Since then I've read in > > the German computer journal c't [1] that CFQ has a detection for SSDs > > since 2.6.28 and now is the best choice for

Re: [gentoo-user] Optimizations for SSD netbook

2009-05-30 Thread Grant
>> My girlfriend is at her wit's end with her SSD netbook and is now >> hogging my laptop.  Her netbook has 1GB RAM that could be upgraded to >> 1.5GB, but I've read that it's a pain.  It already runs xfce4, and >> I've just made these optimizations based on past discussions: >> >> 1. CFLAGS="-marc

Re: [gentoo-user] Optimizations for SSD netbook

2009-05-30 Thread Florian Philipp
Grant schrieb: > My girlfriend is at her wit's end with her SSD netbook and is now > hogging my laptop. Her netbook has 1GB RAM that could be upgraded to > 1.5GB, but I've read that it's a pain. It already runs xfce4, and > I've just made these optimizations based on past discussions: > > 1. CFL

Re: [gentoo-user] Optimizations for SSD netbook

2009-05-29 Thread Mike Kazantsev
On Fri, 29 May 2009 17:24:06 -0700 Grant wrote: > Am I missing anything significant? I've read that it's good to set up > /tmp in RAM. How can I do that? In /etc/fstab I have: > > shm /dev/shm tmpfs nodev,nosuid,noexec > > Is that related? Only in a way that it is tmpfs as well. /tmp is ra

[gentoo-user] Optimizations for SSD netbook

2009-05-29 Thread Grant
My girlfriend is at her wit's end with her SSD netbook and is now hogging my laptop. Her netbook has 1GB RAM that could be upgraded to 1.5GB, but I've read that it's a pain. It already runs xfce4, and I've just made these optimizations based on past discussions: 1. CFLAGS="-march=prescott -0s -p