Re: [9fans] Survey: Current Fossil+venti Filesystem

[Jack Norton <jack@0x6a.com>]

erik quanstrom wrote:
>> On the other hand, if you can burn $$$, there are enterprisey SSDs based on
>> SLC Flash, built in form of PCIE cards, should be quite reliable.
>>
>
> i think the pcie form factor for a hard drive is a trap.
> pcie is not easily hot swappable, and more expensive
> than a number of smaller devices that can be mirrored,
> thus not leading to an expensive single point of failure.
> - erik
>

Now that you mention pcie drives, has anyone used those little mini-pcie
ssd's that fit on some atom motherboards?  Might be a convenient
location for fossil (what are they like 16GB?).  That is if they are
supported.  I've never even been near one.  Does it get attached to the
disk controller via sata (by way of magic)? Or does it do something
completely different that I cannot fathom?

Those I wouldn't consider 'a trap' as they have a bright future on
laptop motherboards and hot swap isn't even a useful feature in that case.

-jack