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Subject: Re: ATA 4 KiB sector issues.
From: "Martin K. Petersen" <martin.petersen@oracle.com>
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Date: Mon, 08 Mar 2010 10:41:57 -0500
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>>>>> "Martin" == Martin K Petersen <martin.petersen@oracle.com> writes:

>>>>> "Martin" == Martin K Petersen <martin.petersen@oracle.com> writes:
Martin> There are 4 KB LBS SSDs out there but in general the industry is
Martin> sticking to ATA for local boot.

Martin> Thus implying that ATA doesn't support 4 KB LBS, just that
Martin> people stick to the tried-and-true 512.

*sigh* I haven't had my breakfast tea yet...

What I meant to say was that I know ATA supports 4 KB LBS and that
nobody appears to care about it.

-- 
Martin K. Petersen	Oracle Linux Engineering