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Re: F2FS On USB Sticks?

From "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid>
Newsgroups comp.os.linux.misc
Subject Re: F2FS On USB Sticks?
Date 2025-03-28 23:17 +0100
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On 2025-03-28 22:18, Lawrence D'Oliveiro wrote:
> On Fri, 28 Mar 2025 14:49:02 +0100, Carlos E.R. wrote:
> 
>> sticks and cards do not have wear levelling.
> 
> Then they would benefit from using a filesystem format that integrates
> wear-levelling in its storage-allocation algorithms, like the
> aforementioned F2FS or NilFS2.

Certainly.

exFAT is one.

«exFAT (Extensible File Allocation Table) is a file system optimized for 
flash memory such as USB flash drives and SD cards,»

«exFAT has been adopted by the SD Association as the default file system 
for SDXC and SDUC cards larger than 32 GB.»

«Linux has support for exFAT via FUSE since 2009.[4] In 2013, Samsung 
Electronics published a Linux driver for exFAT under GPL.[32] On 28 
August 2019, Microsoft published the exFAT specification[8] and released 
the patent to the Open Invention Network members.[33] The Linux kernel 
introduced native exFAT support with the 5.4 release in November 2019.[34]»

(<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ExFAT>)


*Flash optimizations*

exFAT contains a few features that, according to Microsoft, makes it 
flash-friendly:

    * Boundary alignment for filesystem structures. The offsets for the 
FAT and the cluster heap is adjustable at format time, so that writes to 
these areas will happen in as few flash blocks as possible.
    * An "OEM parameters" field can be used to record features such as 
block size of the underlying storage. One single type for flash storage 
is pre-defined.[41]
    * The lack of a journal, so that less data is written. (Although 
FAT32 also lacks a journal.)

The first feature requires support from the formatting software. 
Compliant implementations will follow existing offsets. The OEM 
parameter may be ignored. Implementations may also use TRIM to reduce wear.

-- 
Cheers, Carlos.

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F2FS On USB Sticks? Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2025-03-21 03:04 +0000
  Re: F2FS On USB Sticks? c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2025-03-21 03:13 -0400
    Re: F2FS On USB Sticks? The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2025-03-21 19:01 +0000
      Re: F2FS On USB Sticks? Richard Kettlewell <invalid@invalid.invalid> - 2025-03-21 19:40 +0000
      Re: F2FS On USB Sticks? "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2025-03-22 14:17 +0100
        Re: F2FS On USB Sticks? Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2025-03-26 21:00 +0000
          Re: F2FS On USB Sticks? "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2025-03-28 14:49 +0100
            Re: F2FS On USB Sticks? Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2025-03-28 21:18 +0000
              Re: F2FS On USB Sticks? "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2025-03-28 23:17 +0100
                Re: F2FS On USB Sticks? Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2025-03-29 00:01 +0000
            Re: F2FS On USB Sticks? The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2025-03-28 23:18 +0000
              Re: F2FS On USB Sticks? Richard Kettlewell <invalid@invalid.invalid> - 2025-03-28 23:55 +0000
                Re: F2FS On USB Sticks? Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2025-03-29 00:02 +0000
                Re: F2FS On USB Sticks? Richard Kettlewell <invalid@invalid.invalid> - 2025-03-29 09:13 +0000
                Re: F2FS On USB Sticks? Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2025-03-31 01:28 +0000
                Re: F2FS On USB Sticks? c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2025-03-31 03:57 -0400
                Re: F2FS On USB Sticks? The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2025-03-31 11:48 +0100
              Re: F2FS On USB Sticks? c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2025-03-28 20:00 -0400
                Re: F2FS On USB Sticks? The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2025-03-29 13:47 +0000
                Re: F2FS On USB Sticks? c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2025-03-30 03:14 -0400
                Re: F2FS On USB Sticks? ant@zimage.comANT (Ant) - 2025-03-30 23:48 +0000
                Re: F2FS On USB Sticks? c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2025-03-31 04:37 -0400
  Re: F2FS On USB Sticks? Anssi Saari <anssi.saari@usenet.mail.kapsi.fi> - 2025-03-21 11:20 +0200
    Re: F2FS On USB Sticks? "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2025-03-21 12:25 +0100
    Re: F2FS On USB Sticks? c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2025-03-21 07:31 -0400
      Re: F2FS On USB Sticks? "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2025-03-21 13:20 +0100
        Re: F2FS On USB Sticks? The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2025-03-21 19:11 +0000
          Re: F2FS On USB Sticks? rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2025-03-22 00:41 +0000
            Re: F2FS On USB Sticks? not@telling.you.invalid (Computer Nerd Kev) - 2025-03-22 11:42 +1000
              Re: F2FS On USB Sticks? rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2025-03-22 07:07 +0000
              Re: F2FS On USB Sticks? The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2025-03-22 13:37 +0000
                Re: F2FS On USB Sticks? not@telling.you.invalid (Computer Nerd Kev) - 2025-03-23 07:49 +1000
                Re: F2FS On USB Sticks? Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2025-03-27 06:21 +0000
                Re: F2FS On USB Sticks? not@telling.you.invalid (Computer Nerd Kev) - 2025-03-28 07:28 +1000
            Re: F2FS On USB Sticks? c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2025-03-22 04:38 -0400
              Re: F2FS On USB Sticks? Marc Haber <mh+usenetspam1118@zugschl.us> - 2025-03-22 11:21 +0100
                Re: F2FS On USB Sticks? "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2025-03-22 14:07 +0100
                Re: F2FS On USB Sticks? Marc Haber <mh+usenetspam1118@zugschl.us> - 2025-03-22 17:29 +0100
                Re: F2FS On USB Sticks? "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2025-03-22 20:37 +0100
                Re: F2FS On USB Sticks? Marc Haber <mh+usenetspam1118@zugschl.us> - 2025-03-23 08:25 +0100
                Re: F2FS On USB Sticks? "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2025-03-23 14:49 +0100
                Re: F2FS On USB Sticks? Anssi Saari <anssi.saari@usenet.mail.kapsi.fi> - 2025-03-22 23:28 +0200
                Re: F2FS On USB Sticks? "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2025-03-22 23:25 +0100
                Re: F2FS On USB Sticks? Marc Haber <mh+usenetspam1118@zugschl.us> - 2025-03-23 08:26 +0100
                Re: F2FS On USB Sticks? Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2025-03-27 04:42 +0000
                Re: F2FS On USB Sticks? c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2025-03-27 04:13 -0400
              Re: F2FS On USB Sticks? The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2025-03-22 13:39 +0000
                Re: F2FS On USB Sticks? "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2025-03-22 15:26 +0100
                Re: F2FS On USB Sticks? rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2025-03-22 17:52 +0000
                Re: F2FS On USB Sticks? Marc Haber <mh+usenetspam1118@zugschl.us> - 2025-03-22 19:02 +0100
                Re: F2FS On USB Sticks? Anssi Saari <anssi.saari@usenet.mail.kapsi.fi> - 2025-03-22 23:35 +0200
                Re: F2FS On USB Sticks? Marc Haber <mh+usenetspam1118@zugschl.us> - 2025-03-23 08:28 +0100
                Re: F2FS On USB Sticks? "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2025-03-23 14:57 +0100
                Re: F2FS On USB Sticks? "David W. Hodgins" <dwhodgins@nomail.afraid.org> - 2025-03-23 11:58 -0400
                Re: F2FS On USB Sticks? Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2025-03-27 06:17 +0000
                Re: F2FS On USB Sticks? c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2025-03-27 05:41 -0400
                Re: F2FS On USB Sticks? Marc Haber <mh+usenetspam1118@zugschl.us> - 2025-03-27 16:49 +0100
                Re: F2FS On USB Sticks? c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2025-03-23 05:58 -0400
                Re: F2FS On USB Sticks? not@telling.you.invalid (Computer Nerd Kev) - 2025-03-23 07:55 +1000
                Re: F2FS On USB Sticks? Marc Haber <mh+usenetspam1118@zugschl.us> - 2025-03-23 08:28 +0100
                Re: F2FS On USB Sticks? Stéphane CARPENTIER <sc@fiat-linux.fr> - 2025-03-23 16:33 +0000
                Re: F2FS On USB Sticks? Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2025-03-27 06:11 +0000
                Re: F2FS On USB Sticks? candycanearter07 <candycanearter07@candycanearter07.nomail.afraid> - 2025-04-06 05:10 +0000
                Re: F2FS On USB Sticks? rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2025-04-06 06:42 +0000
                Re: F2FS On USB Sticks? Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2025-04-06 07:07 +0000
                Re: F2FS On USB Sticks? rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2025-03-22 22:59 +0000
                Re: F2FS On USB Sticks? The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2025-03-23 00:46 +0000
                Re: F2FS On USB Sticks? "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2025-03-22 20:39 +0100
                Re: F2FS On USB Sticks? c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2025-03-23 05:57 -0400
                Re: F2FS On USB Sticks? Marc Haber <mh+usenetspam1118@zugschl.us> - 2025-03-23 11:04 +0100
                Re: F2FS On USB Sticks? c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2025-03-23 07:15 -0400
                Re: F2FS On USB Sticks? Marc Haber <mh+usenetspam1118@zugschl.us> - 2025-03-23 15:37 +0100
                Re: F2FS On USB Sticks? Stéphane CARPENTIER <sc@fiat-linux.fr> - 2025-03-23 16:41 +0000
                Re: F2FS On USB Sticks? Marc Haber <mh+usenetspam1118@zugschl.us> - 2025-03-23 17:50 +0100
                Re: F2FS On USB Sticks? Richard Kettlewell <invalid@invalid.invalid> - 2025-03-23 18:02 +0000
                Re: F2FS On USB Sticks? The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2025-03-24 11:33 +0000
                Re: F2FS On USB Sticks? Richard Kettlewell <invalid@invalid.invalid> - 2025-03-24 13:30 +0000
                Re: F2FS On USB Sticks? Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2025-03-27 06:19 +0000
              Re: F2FS On USB Sticks? rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2025-03-22 17:47 +0000
                Re: F2FS On USB Sticks? "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2025-03-22 20:41 +0100
            Re: F2FS On USB Sticks? The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2025-03-22 13:35 +0000
              Re: F2FS On USB Sticks? rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2025-03-22 19:09 +0000
                Re: F2FS On USB Sticks? The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2025-03-23 00:52 +0000
                Re: F2FS On USB Sticks? c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2025-03-23 06:05 -0400
                Re: F2FS On USB Sticks? rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2025-03-23 19:06 +0000
                Re: F2FS On USB Sticks? c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2025-03-23 23:36 -0400
                Re: F2FS On USB Sticks? rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2025-03-24 06:48 +0000
                Re: F2FS On USB Sticks? c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2025-03-24 03:49 -0400
                Re: F2FS On USB Sticks? The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2025-03-24 11:31 +0000
                Re: F2FS On USB Sticks? c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2025-03-25 01:18 -0400
                Re: F2FS On USB Sticks? The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2025-03-25 11:13 +0000
                Re: F2FS On USB Sticks? c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2025-03-25 08:31 -0400
                Re: F2FS On USB Sticks? The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2025-03-25 14:20 +0000
                Re: F2FS On USB Sticks? rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2025-03-26 04:39 +0000
                Re: F2FS On USB Sticks? c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2025-03-26 04:22 -0400
                Re: F2FS On USB Sticks? rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2025-03-26 17:09 +0000
                Re: F2FS On USB Sticks? c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2025-03-27 03:51 -0400
                Re: F2FS On USB Sticks? rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2025-03-27 18:09 +0000
                Re: F2FS On USB Sticks? Richard Kettlewell <invalid@invalid.invalid> - 2025-03-27 18:55 +0000
                Re: F2FS On USB Sticks? rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2025-03-27 23:53 +0000
                Re: F2FS On USB Sticks? c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2025-03-28 05:16 -0400
                Re: F2FS On USB Sticks? c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2025-03-28 07:21 -0400
                Re: F2FS On USB Sticks? rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2025-03-28 18:51 +0000
                Re: F2FS On USB Sticks? Anssi Saari <anssi.saari@usenet.mail.kapsi.fi> - 2025-03-27 11:41 +0200
                Re: F2FS On USB Sticks? not@telling.you.invalid (Computer Nerd Kev) - 2025-03-28 07:44 +1000
                Re: F2FS On USB Sticks? c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2025-03-29 00:18 -0400
                Re: F2FS On USB Sticks? The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2025-03-29 13:44 +0000
                Re: F2FS On USB Sticks? rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2025-03-29 17:20 +0000
                Re: F2FS On USB Sticks? The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2025-03-29 19:59 +0000
                Re: F2FS On USB Sticks? rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2025-03-30 00:31 +0000
                Re: F2FS On USB Sticks? The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2025-03-30 18:10 +0100
                Re: F2FS On USB Sticks? c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2025-03-30 02:59 -0400
                Re: F2FS On USB Sticks? The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2025-03-30 18:11 +0100
                Re: F2FS On USB Sticks? rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2025-03-30 18:26 +0000
                Re: F2FS On USB Sticks? c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2025-03-31 04:19 -0400
                Re: F2FS On USB Sticks? Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> - 2025-03-31 17:38 +0000
                Re: F2FS On USB Sticks? c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2025-03-31 03:58 -0400
                Re: F2FS On USB Sticks? rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2025-03-30 18:19 +0000
                Re: F2FS On USB Sticks? c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2025-03-31 04:16 -0400
                Re: F2FS On USB Sticks? rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2025-03-26 04:16 +0000
          Re: F2FS On USB Sticks? "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2025-03-22 14:04 +0100
            Re: F2FS On USB Sticks? The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2025-03-22 13:50 +0000
              Re: F2FS On USB Sticks? Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2025-03-27 07:31 +0000
            Re: F2FS On USB Sticks? c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2025-03-23 05:49 -0400
          Re: F2FS On USB Sticks? Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2025-03-27 02:33 +0000
        Re: F2FS On USB Sticks? c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2025-03-21 20:28 -0400
      Re: F2FS On USB Sticks? The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2025-03-21 19:06 +0000
        Re: F2FS On USB Sticks? D <nospam@example.net> - 2025-03-21 22:08 +0100
          Re: F2FS On USB Sticks? c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2025-03-21 20:54 -0400
            Re: F2FS On USB Sticks? not@telling.you.invalid (Computer Nerd Kev) - 2025-03-22 11:47 +1000
              Re: F2FS On USB Sticks? c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2025-03-22 04:47 -0400
                Re: F2FS On USB Sticks? The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2025-03-22 13:49 +0000
            Re: F2FS On USB Sticks? The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2025-03-22 13:45 +0000
              Re: F2FS On USB Sticks? not@telling.you.invalid (Computer Nerd Kev) - 2025-03-23 07:59 +1000

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