Re: bcache vs bcachefs

[Austin S. Hemmelgarn]

On 2016-09-06 20:55, Kent Overstreet wrote:
> 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.
I'd be curious to see any actual data you have to back that up, 
especially regarding what kernel and userspace were involved with the 
BTRFS testing.