Bug#931317: debian-installer: A feature to "secure erase" SSDs would be nice

["Karl O. Pinc" <kop@karlpinc.com>]

Package: debian-installer
Severity: wishlist
Tags: d-i

Hello,

It would be nice if the debian installer included the option to
"secure erase" SSDs before creating a partition table during
installation.

A used SSD may have been "over-filled", especially a consumer grade
device that is not over-provisioned.  By this I mean that it has had
enough cells written that writing requires erasure, which results in
write-amplification and poor performance.  A "secure erase" operation
restores the original performance of the drive.

I have not put any thought into whether this feature is feasible.

Regards,
Karl

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Debian Release: 9.9
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