Trim/discard at mkfs time

A little-hyped development in all the hype about “trim” for ssds:

  • Recent versions of mkfs.ext2, mkfs.ext3, mkfs.ext4, and mkfs.xfs all now trim all blocks in the target device before laying down the format, so regardless of whether you have a runtime trim solution, at least you get to start fresh!

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