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From: Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com>
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Subject: Re: Better to wait for 10.11?
Date: 12 Sep 2015 00:26:25 GMT
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On 2015-09-12, nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> wrote:
> In article <d5h8t6Fmg1gU3@mid.individual.net>, Jolly Roger
><jollyroger@pobox.com> wrote:
>
>> > If you have some kernel extensions, going to Yosemite means you need to
>> > find the doc on how to change your NVRAM to disable kernel extemsion
>> > checking.
>> 
>> Bullshit. The kernel extension this troll is mentioning is a third-party
>> SSD TRIM enabler that is no longer needed since Yosemite has built-in
>> support for it.
>
> and it's not really necessary anyway, plus it can be dangerous and
> potentially cause data loss if the ssd has a buggy trim implementation,
> as some popular ssds do.

Yes. And many SSDs come with firmware features that effectively negates
the need for TRIM support in the operating system:

<http://blog.macsales.com/21641-with-an-owc-ssd-theres-no-need-for-trim>

The JF Mezie troll has refuse to acknowledge this to this date,
hopelessly stuck in the past, making false claims that TRIM is needed.

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