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Overview

Linux kernel Device mapper Framework Block devices Solid-state drives

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Design

Mirrored Extent KB GB Disk sectors

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History

IBM Linux kernel mainline

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Cache policies

Queues Cache miss Sequential I/O Random I/O Main memory

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Developers: Joe Thornber, Heinz Mauelshagen, Mike Snitzer and others
License: GNU GPL
Operating system: Linux
Release: April 28, 2013; 13 years ago (2013-04-28) (Linux 3.9)
Type: Linux kernel feature
Written in: C

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Overview

Linux kernel
Device mapper
Framework Software framework
Block devices Block device
Solid-state drives Solid-state drive
Cache Cache (computing)
HDDs Hard disk drive
Hybrid volumes Hybrid volume
Secondary storage
Metadata
GNU General Public License
SSDs SSD
Flash Flash memory
Magnetic media Magnetic storage
Storage area networks Storage area network
Cloud Cloud computing
Virtual machines Virtual machine
Volume management
Blocks Block (data storage)
Algorithm
Random reads and writes Random access
Seek times Seek time
I/O Input/output
Sequential reads Sequential read
Cache invalidation
Lifetime of SSDs Write amplification

History

Design

Mirrored Disk mirroring
Extent Extent (file systems)
KB KiB
GB GiB
Disk sectors Disk sector
Hit rates Cache hit rate
Write-back
Write-through
Throttled Throttling process (computing)

Cache policies

Use with LVM

Logical Volume Manager

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Nodes50

Edges49

Triples58

Avg. degree1.96

Density0.04

Components1

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Dm-cache

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related to External links · 17

Dm-cache → Bcache, Comparison, December, Dell, DM-Cache Benchmarked, EnhanceIO, July, June, Kyle MannaRe, Linux Block Caching Choices, LKML, Michael LarabelSSD Caching Using, PATCH, PDF, Phoronix, Stable Upstream Kernel, Tutorial

related to overview · 11

Dm-cache → Acting, As, HDD, HDDs, Linux, Moreover, SANs, SSD, SSD-based, SSDs, The

related to history · 10

Dm-cache → Another, April, Eric Van Hensbergen, Heinz Mauelshagen, IBM, Joe Thornber, Later, Linux, Mike Snitzer, Ming Zhao

related to Design · 6

Dm-cache → Cache, HDD, In, Metadata, Origin, SSD

related to Cache policies · 3

Dm-cache → As, August, Linux

related to Use with LVM · 2

Dm-cache → Logical Volume Manager, LVM

Developers · 1

Dm-cache → Joe Thornber, Heinz Mauelshagen, Mike Snitzer and others

License · 1

Dm-cache → GNU GPL

Operating system · 1

Dm-cache → Linux

Release · 1

Dm-cache → April 28, 2013; 13 years ago (2013-04-28) (Linux 3.9)

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Important terminology

cache device data devices operating metadata caching blocks linux ssds storage hybrid origin virtual volume policies kernel hdds block performance

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Subject	Predicate	Object	Confidence	Src
Dm-cache	Developers	Joe Thornber, Heinz Mauelshagen, Mike Snitzer and others	1.00	infobox
Dm-cache	License	GNU GPL	1.00	infobox
Dm-cache	Operating system	Linux	1.00	infobox
Dm-cache	Release	April 28, 2013; 13 years ago (2013-04-28) (Linux 3.9)	1.00	infobox
Dm-cache	Type	Linux kernel feature	1.00	infobox
Dm-cache	Website	kernel.org	1.00	infobox
Dm-cache	Written in	C	1.00	infobox
Dm-cache	is a	component	0.90	text
hard disk drives	instance of	to act as a cache for one or more slower storage devices	0.80	text
Dm-cache	related to Cache policies	As	0.60	section
Dm-cache	related to Cache policies	August	0.60	section
Dm-cache	related to Cache policies	Linux	0.60	section

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