Bug#702256: EnhanceIO redundant with bcache?

2013-05-03 Thread Ben Hutchings
According to , bcache is going into Linux 3.10 (though it now looks like it has missed that). With dm-cache and bcache in the kernel, would there still be a need for this third option? Ben. -- Ben Hutchings We get into the habit of living before acquiring the h

Bug#702256: EnhanceIO redundant with bcache?

2013-05-03 Thread Dmitry Smirnov
On Sat, 4 May 2013 04:45:00 Ben Hutchings wrote: > According to , bcache is going into > Linux 3.10 (though it now looks like it has missed that). With > dm-cache and bcache in the kernel, would there still be a need for > this third option? Good question. :) I

Bug#702256: EnhanceIO redundant with bcache?

2013-05-03 Thread Ben Hutchings
On Sat, May 04, 2013 at 11:17:36AM +1000, Dmitry Smirnov wrote: > On Sat, 4 May 2013 04:45:00 Ben Hutchings wrote: > > According to , bcache is going into > > Linux 3.10 (though it now looks like it has missed that). With > > dm-cache and bcache in the kernel, wou

Bug#702256: EnhanceIO redundant with bcache?

2013-05-04 Thread Dmitry Smirnov
On Sat, 4 May 2013 11:50:16 Ben Hutchings wrote: > > To me bcache is the most worthless of all because it requires > > specially prepared (formatted) data partition. This makes it difficult > > (if possible) to attach cache to existing partition with data as one > > would need 200% capacity and to