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Re: bcache vs bcachefs

From "Austin S. Hemmelgarn" <ahferroin7@gmail.com>
Newsgroups linux.kernel
Subject Re: bcache vs bcachefs
Date 2016-09-07 16:40 +0200
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On 2016-09-06 20:55, Kent Overstreet wrote:
> On Tue, Sep 06, 2016 at 11:46:28AM +0200, Harald Dunkel wrote:
>> Hi folks,
>>
>> I am pretty hesitant replacing the rock-solid ext4 by bcachefs on my servers.
>> Meaning no offense, but surely I would prefer to have ext4 with a thin "SSD
>> caching layer" over a completely different filesystem, potentially with alot
>> of teething troubles.
>>
>> Question: Is bcache EOL or can I rely on it for the next 5 to 10 years?
>
> bcache is not EOL - it's still receiving bugfixes.
>
> That said though, there's no reason to expect a long teething period with
> bcachefs, it's already more reliable than btrfs in single device mode.
>
I'd be curious to see any actual data you have to back that up, 
especially regarding what kernel and userspace were involved with the 
BTRFS testing.

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bcache vs bcachefs Harald Dunkel <harri@afaics.de> - 2016-09-06 12:00 +0200
  Re: bcache vs bcachefs Kent Overstreet <kent.overstreet@gmail.com> - 2016-09-07 03:00 +0200
    Re: bcache vs bcachefs "Austin S. Hemmelgarn" <ahferroin7@gmail.com> - 2016-09-07 16:40 +0200
      Re: bcache vs bcachefs Kent Overstreet <kent.overstreet@gmail.com> - 2016-09-07 18:00 +0200
        Re: bcache vs bcachefs Theodore Ts'o <tytso@mit.edu> - 2016-09-08 05:10 +0200
          Re: bcache vs bcachefs Kent Overstreet <kent.overstreet@gmail.com> - 2016-09-08 06:30 +0200

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