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Bcache

bcache (abbreviated from block cache) is a cache mechanism in the Linux kernel's block layer, which is used for accessing secondary storage devices. It allows one or more fast storage devices, such as flash-based solid-state drives (SSDs), to act as a cache for one or more slower storage devices, such as hard disk drives (HDDs); this effectively creates…

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Developers
Kent Overstreet and others
License
GNU GPL
Operating system
Linux
Release
June 30, 2013; 13 years ago (2013-06-30) (Linux 3.10)
Repository
evilpiepirate.org/git/linux-bcache.git
Type
Linux kernel features

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Bcache

Nodes50
Edges49
Triples77
Avg. degree1.96
Density0.04
Components1

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Bcache

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related to External links · 26
Bcache → August, Caching, Choices, December, Dell, DM-Cache Benchmarked, EnhanceIO, IOPS, Jake EdgeLinux Block Caching, Jeffrey, June, Large Files, LaytonPerformance Comparison, Linux Magazine, LKML, LWN, May, Metadata, Michael Larabel, Official
related to history · 13
Bcache → He, It, July, June, Kent Overstreet, Linus Torvalds, Linux, May, October, Overstreet, POSIX, The, Torvalds
related to Features · 10
Bcache → As, Automated, HDDsReadahead, Highly, I/O, IOPS, Linux, SSD, SSD's I/O, The
related to overview · 10
Bcache → Caching, HDDs, I/O, Not, Sequential I/O, SSD, SSDs, That, Using, Write
related to Improvements · 7
Bcache → As, Awareness, February, Linux, RAID, SSD, SSDs
Developers · 1
Bcache → Kent Overstreet and others
License · 1
Bcache → GNU GPL
Operating system · 1
Bcache → Linux
Release · 1
Bcache → June 30, 2013; 13 years ago (2013-06-30) (Linux 3.10)
Repository · 1
Bcache → evilpiepirate.org/git/linux-bcache.git

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ssds storage performance cache linux hdds overstreet caching writes write operations caches used devices also improvements kernel bcachefs random sequential

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
BcacheDevelopersKent Overstreet and others1.00infobox
BcacheLicenseGNU GPL1.00infobox
BcacheOperating systemLinux1.00infobox
BcacheReleaseJune 30, 2013; 13 years ago (2013-06-30) (Linux 3.10)1.00infobox
BcacheRepositoryevilpiepirate.org/git/linux-bcache.git1.00infobox
BcacheTypeLinux kernel features1.00infobox
BcacheWebsitebcache.evilpiepirate.org1.00infobox
BcacheWritten inC1.00infobox
RAID 5instance oflayouts0.80text
RAID 6instance oflayouts0.80text
which perform actual write operations as atomic readinstance oflayouts0.80text
Bcacherelated to External linksOfficial0.60section

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