Re: [RFC PATCHv5 0/6] zram: introduce writeback bio batching
From: Sergey Senozhatsky
Date: Sat Nov 22 2025 - 08:43:55 EST
On (25/11/22 20:24), Gao Xiang wrote:
> zram(ext4) means zram device itself is formated as ext4.
>
> >
> > > zram(ext4) -> backing ext4/btrfs
> >
> > This is not a valid configuration, as far as I'm concerned.
> > Unless I'm missing your point.
>
> Why it's not valid? zram can be used as a regular virtual
> block device, and format with any fs, and mount the zram
> then.
I thought you were talking about the backing device being
ext4/btrfs. Sorry, I don't have enough context/knowledge
to understand what you're getting at. zram has been doing
writeback for ages, I really don't know what you mean by
"to act like this".