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Revision as of 09:30, 8 July 2013
SSDcache
Summary
Using recent kernel (3.9 and later) features for (fast) SSD caching of (slow) ordinary hard disks.
Owner
- Name: Rolf Fokkens
- Email: rolf@rolffokkens.nl
- Release notes owner:
Current status
- Targeted release: Fedora 20
- Last updated: 2013-06-25
- Tracker bug: <will be assigned by the Wrangler>
Detailed Description
Recent Linux kernels support the use of Solid State Drives as caches for rotational hard disks. Because the high cost per GB for SSD devices this feature may bring the best of both: fast end big yet affordable storage capacity. Linux kernel 3.9 introduced dm-cache, kernel 3.10 introduces bcache.
Benefit to Fedora
Scope
- Proposal owners:
- Other developers: N/A (not a System Wide Change)
- Release engineering: N/A (not a System Wide Change)
- Policies and guidelines: N/A (not a System Wide Change)
Upgrade/compatibility impact
N/A (not a System Wide Change)
How To Test
N/A (not a System Wide Change)
User Experience
N/A (not a System Wide Change)
Dependencies
N/A (not a System Wide Change)
Contingency Plan
- Contingency mechanism: (What to do? Who will do it?) N/A (not a System Wide Change)
- Contingency deadline: N/A (not a System Wide Change)
- Blocks release? N/A (not a System Wide Change), Yes/No
Documentation
N/A (not a System Wide Change)