Log-structured file systems: There's one in every SSD

Posted Sep 18, 2009 21:19 UTC (Fri) by drag (guest, #31333)
In reply to: Log-structured file systems: There's one in every SSD by flewellyn
Parent article: Log-structured file systems: There's one in every SSD

Well flash is probably cheap, but they are sticking a hell of a lot of flash on those devices.

Log-structured file systems: There's one in every SSD

Posted Sep 18, 2009 21:58 UTC (Fri) by flewellyn (subscriber, #5047) [Link] (1 responses)

This is true. Even so, I imagine the overhead would be lower for a "DIY" device.

Log-structured file systems: There's one in every SSD

Posted Sep 21, 2009 9:09 UTC (Mon) by mjthayer (guest, #39183) [Link]

And if a DIY device could be made to work reasonably well, then some company would be sure to start using the software in a commercial device, which would have a price advantage on the market. Then just make sure that some of the critical components are GPLv3, and you have a load of devices that will let you update their firmware for further experiments.