[oe] OE and SSDs

[Philip Balister]

On 02/13/2014 05:38 AM, Carlos Rafael Giani wrote:
> Hello,
> 
> we are considering purchasing SSDs for our development machines, for
> faster I/O and better latency. One open question is whether to buy TLC-
> or MLC-based drives. TLCs are considerably cheaper. They would not be
> used in build bots, but on the other hand, people will build entire
> images with OE by themselves during development.
> 
> So I wonder about the impact on the drive's lifespan, and whether or not
> it is severe enough to warrant the more expensive MLC drives (up to 2
> times more expensive).
> 
> Did anybody made experiences with these? Any recommendations?

A lot of people use as much ram as they can fit in the box and use
tmpfs'. You might try that approach first.

Philip

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