I understand the problem in the article but the solution doesn't necessarily seem to be better hardware (though, that would help). From what is described, it s

I understand the problem in the article but the solution doesn't necessarily seem to be better hardware (though, that would help). From what is described, it sounds like the problem is with the poor block provisioning algorithms that the drive controller uses. Where is the operating system in this? Why can't frequently updated files be put on blocks of their own? Why can't block deletes be done online? Why must file modification modify the block(s) where the file currently resides and block for delete instead of writing to empty space and deferring delete until the controller is idle? Anyone?