Yes I know, ware leveling is something inherent to all Flash due to coruption; I was just pulling Larries leg... so-to-speak.

''Their non-contiguous ability allows them to spread data out requiring a minimal of optimization''

This and the 'deliberate' manipulation of the logical-links is where T2 will come into play and if-n-how others are mimicing or claims... Correct?

sman - wasn't that PP-STM write-up from 05? It's still relivant but since then apple started doing their own thing per chips i believe... probably 'based on' old IP.

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