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From: Kent Overstreet <kent.overstreet@gmail.com>
To: Andi Kleen <andi@halobates.de>
Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 0/3] Bcache: version 4
Date: Tue, 04 May 2010 15:47:49 -0800	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <4BE0B225.2080308@gmail.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <87y6g03rf8.fsf@basil.nowhere.org>

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.

      reply	other threads:[~2010-05-04 23:47 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 5+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2010-05-01  0:12 [PATCH 0/3] Bcache: version 4 Kent Overstreet
2010-05-01 13:01 ` Valdis.Kletnieks
2010-05-01 18:43   ` Kent Overstreet
2010-05-04 10:14 ` Andi Kleen
2010-05-04 23:47   ` Kent Overstreet [this message]

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