From: Mark Lord <kernel@teksavvy.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/2] fs: Do not dispatch FITRIM through separate super_operation
Date: Fri, 19 Nov 2010 09:53:52 -0500
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On 10-11-19 09:40 AM, Chris Mason wrote:
>
> We've been told that online and constant trimming is the default in
> windows7.   The ssds are most likely to just start ignoring the trims
> they can't service efficiently.

Win7 collects multiple TRIM ranges over time and batches them as single TRIMs
(as reported to me by an SSD vendor who traced it with a SATA analyzer,
  and who also apparently has "inside info").

That's what we also need Linux to do.

Cheers