Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1751673AbWCUSBh (ORCPT ); Tue, 21 Mar 2006 13:01:37 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S1751766AbWCUSBh (ORCPT ); Tue, 21 Mar 2006 13:01:37 -0500 Received: from smtpout10-04.prod.mesa1.secureserver.net ([64.202.165.238]:20450 "HELO smtpout10-04.prod.mesa1.secureserver.net") by vger.kernel.org with SMTP id S1751772AbWCUSBf (ORCPT ); Tue, 21 Mar 2006 13:01:35 -0500 From: hackmiester / Hunter Fuller Reply-To: hackmiester@hackmiester.com Organization: hackmiester.com, Ltd. To: David Vrabel , linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: Lifetime of flash memory Date: Tue, 21 Mar 2006 12:00:50 -0600 User-Agent: KMail/1.8 References: <44203179.3090606@comcast.net> <44203468.9060806@cantab.net> In-Reply-To: <44203468.9060806@cantab.net> X-Face: #pm4uI.4%U/S1i=?utf-8?q?oJYRGD3o=0A=09?=)AM MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/signed; boundary="nextPart5477824.xhrqpPHmg3"; protocol="application/pgp-signature"; micalg=pgp-sha1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Message-Id: <200603211200.52735.hackmiester@hackmiester.com> Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 2150 Lines: 65 --nextPart5477824.xhrqpPHmg3 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Disposition: inline On Tuesday 21 March 2006 11:14, David Vrabel wrote: > John Richard Moser wrote: > > The question I have is, is this really significant? I have heard quoted > > that flash memory typically handles something like 3x10^18 writes; > > That's like, uh, 13 orders of magnitudes out... =46lash drives are cheap anyway. I saw a 256mB one for $10 at Circuit City.= A=20 PNY one. After rebates... but still, you can't beat that. > > David Vrabel > - > To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in > the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org > More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html > Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/ =2D-=20 =2D-hackmiester Walk a mile in my shoes and you will be a mile away in a new pair of shoes. =2D----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.1 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQFD/yYl3ApzN91C7BcRAoVVAJ97uhjh30nQ4hd9bQ90gJqiwsLEfgCeKSrg bVfqEeJ09WhO6Y51WHEHb6o=3D =3DVTUd =2D----END PGP SIGNATURE----- =2D----BEGIN GEEK CODE BLOCK----- Version: Geek Code v3.1 (PHP) GCS/CM/E/IT d-@ s: a- C++$ UBLS*++++$ P+ L+++$ E- W++$ !N-- !o+ K-- !w-- !O- M++$ V-- PS@ PE@ Y--? PGP++ !t--- 5--? !X-- !R-- tv-- b+ DI++ D++ G+ e++++ h---- r+++ z++++ =2D-----END GEEK CODE BLOCK------ Quick contact info: Work: hfuller@stpaulsmobile.net Personal: hackmiester@hackmiester.com Large files/spam: hackmiester@gmail.com GTalk:hackmiester/AIM:hackmiester1337/Y!:hackm1ester/IRC:irc.7sinz.net/7sinz --nextPart5477824.xhrqpPHmg3 Content-Type: application/pgp-signature -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.1 (GNU/Linux) iD4DBQBEID9U3ApzN91C7BcRAonGAJj8Bql29YGUSS/Ik4BgrflJkRy3AKCrGo8d pLBZzzyuvA5Ynvc1zxFe6A== =8KPR -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --nextPart5477824.xhrqpPHmg3-- - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/