Re: bcache vs bcachefs

[Kent Overstreet]

On Tue, Sep 06, 2016 at 11:46:28AM +0200, Harald Dunkel wrote:
> Hi folks,
> 
> I am pretty hesitant replacing the rock-solid ext4 by bcachefs on my servers.
> Meaning no offense, but surely I would prefer to have ext4 with a thin "SSD
> caching layer" over a completely different filesystem, potentially with alot
> of teething troubles.
> 
> Question: Is bcache EOL or can I rely on it for the next 5 to 10 years?

bcache is not EOL - it's still receiving bugfixes.

That said though, there's no reason to expect a long teething period with
bcachefs, it's already more reliable than btrfs in single device mode.