Re: [PATCH 0/3] Bcache: version 4
From: Kent Overstreet
Date: Tue May 04 2010 - 19:48:09 EST
On 05/04/2010 02:14 AM, Andi Kleen wrote:
I read all of this email now and I still have no clue what exactly
a 'bcache' is and why anyone would want one (and if one needs
a large stick to handle it or not)
Normally the 0/x series of a patch kit is supposed to contain that
information.
I know it's probably obvious to you, but it's not to most other readers.
Consider adding some introduction?
Ah, whoops. "Block cache" - it uses one block device to cache another,
it's intended for SSDs. It's summarized decently in the documentation
patch, which if I'd thought harder would've been the first email...
http://thread.gmane.org/gmane.linux.kernel/979977
Second patch also has relevant commentary:
http://thread.gmane.org/gmane.linux.kernel/979978
http://thread.gmane.org/gmane.linux.kernel/979979
Currently all the necessary functionality for read only is close to
done, I'm now doing stress testing. I'm hoping to have it Stable For Me
and read/write done in a week or two, at which point it should be ready
for people to start playing with.
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