Re: Old Hardware Redux

From	"Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid>
Newsgroups	comp.os.linux.misc
Subject	Re: Old Hardware Redux
Date	2025-08-30 15:09 +0200
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On 2025-08-30 10:04, Nuno Silva wrote:
> On 2025-08-20, Carlos E.R. wrote:
> 
>> My previous desktop computer was killed for:
> [...]
>>   * Swaping on rotating rust started sucking after some kernel/libc
>> update, because of fragmentation causing the disk heads to do a lot of
>> seeking. The cure was switching to SSD.
> 
> Do you recall more about what this might have been?
> 
> Perhaps it was some change in the linux default I/O scheduler?

Sorry, I could not investigate the root cause in the kernel, not a 
developer. It was years ago, another computer.

I do remember that, probably after upgrading the distribution (openSUSE 
Leap (means a kernel version upgrade)) suddenly swap became slow. I 
could hear the noise from the busy head going back and forth.

I know I asked about this in the openSUSE mail list, but I have not been 
able to locate the post. I can search further.

[...]

On 2017 I installed the SSD

[...]

No, I can't find the posts. Only that before November 2017 I installed 
the ssd, so the problem was earlier than that.

-- 
Cheers, Carlos.

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Re: Old Hardware Redux Nuno Silva <nunojsilva@invalid.invalid> - 2025-08-30 09:04 +0100
  Re: Old Hardware Redux "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2025-08-30 15:09 +0200
  Re: Old Hardware Redux Richard Kettlewell <invalid@invalid.invalid> - 2025-08-30 17:51 +0100
    Re: Old Hardware Redux "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2025-08-30 22:43 +0200

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