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> the random device /dev/zero would be sufficient. Also easier to confirm things worked (if desired) since you know what to expect on read-back.
by throw0101a 4y ago
> the random device
/dev/zero would be sufficient.
Also easier to confirm things worked (if desired) since you know what to expect on read-back.
- jusssi 4y agoYou're assuming the drive doesn't do something smart when it detects it's being filled with zeroes. It could at least in theory decide to do the same thing it does when you TRIM a sector.
- lazide 4y agoI suspect it won’t be long (if it isn’t already the case) that defacto run-length encoding is built into SSD firmware. Write 5 gig of zeros? OK! You just got more drive reserve capacity!