On Thu, 2014-02-06 at 09:43 -0500, Wade Hampton wrote:
- change I/O scheduler by adding "elevator=noop" to boot
parms
No longer needed it seems.
- reduce swappiness: /etc/sysctl.conf
vm.swappiness=1
vm.vfs_cache_pressure=50
Yes, I do this for my SSD. I put them into a file in '/etc/sysctl.d'.
I use my SSD for root (/), but for things that change frequently
(e.g. /home, /var) I use an internal hard drive.
Take a look for some tips:
https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Solid_State_Drives
John.
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