Using stride on non-RAID
David Shaw <[email protected]> Tue, 15 Mar 2011 18:42:35 -0400
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Hello, I understand the need for a proper stride setting when formatting a filesystem on a RAID device. However, is there any problem in using a stride setting when formatting a filesystem on a regular non-RAID, non-SSD, just plain-vanilla-single-disk block device? I'm sure there isn't any benefit to it, but I'm curious if there is any harm. The reason I ask is I'm looking at some code here that can be used on either RAID or non-RAID devices. The stride setting it has is correct for the particular RAID setup it is intended for, but it also uses those settings when formatting a non-RAID device. David