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The latency difference means the two are suited for very different real-world workloads. But they're similar enough in the access patterns they prefer that the
by wtallis 7y ago
The latency difference means the two are suited for very different real-world workloads. But they're similar enough in the access patterns they prefer that the software work to make your IO fit those patterns can be shared between SMR and flash.
- monocasa 7y agoThe latency difference means that the access patterns are extremely different in practice. Even random reads get really painful on SMR since they get structured as logs that need to be replayed. SMR is way more like tape than an SSD.