Enabling TRIM for LUKS encrypted USB disk
Change prisivioning model to unmap to enable TRIM for USB disk: echo unmap > /sys/block/sda/device/scsi_disk/*/provisioning_mode verify settings: # cat /sys/block/sda/device/scsi_disk/*/provisioning_mode unmap during LUKS volumen mounting add --allow-discards: cryptsetup luksOpen --allow-discards /dev/sda encrypted_disk verify, both device and encrypted volume should shows non-zero values: # lsblk --discard /dev/sda NAME DISC-ALN DISC-GRAN… Continue reading Enabling TRIM for LUKS encrypted USB disk