1 Topic by russk

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Topic: bcache

I recently started using bcache.  It is a great way to have your cake and eat it too.  But I am worried about the ease of rescue operations, so would seem a good idea to have gparted understand bcache devices, both the backing devices and the cache devices.

I look forward to any replies.

Thanks for your awesome work.

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Re: bcache

I am not familiar with bcache.

Is there something different in the partitioning of bcache devices?

Do you have a link or two which describes the partitioning challenges with bcache devices?

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Re: bcache

gedakc wrote:

Do you have a link or two which describes the partitioning challenges with bcache devices?

Links are easy, the challenges I'm actually not sure.  Moving the partitions around and maintaining coherency, I suspect could be challenging, with UUIDs and such.  But the inner workings are a bit beyond my understanding.
The first step I surmise is simply having the bcache_misc driver/module available in the kernel.

https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Bcache

Also see the linked page from there at evilpirate.


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Re: bcache

russk wrote:

The first step I surmise is simply having the bcache_misc driver/module available in the kernel.

Sorry, the name of the driver is simply "bcache" under Device Drivers->Multiple devices driver ...->Block device as cache