Messages in this thread | | | Date | Tue, 04 May 2010 15:47:49 -0800 | From | Kent Overstreet <> | Subject | Re: [PATCH 0/3] Bcache: version 4 |
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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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