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2013-11-09dm cache policy mq: implement writeback_work() and mq_{set,clear}_dirty()Joe Thornber
There are now two multiqueues for in cache blocks. A clean one and a dirty one. writeback_work comes from the dirty one. Demotions come from the clean one. There are two benefits: - Performance improvement, since demoting a clean block is a noop. - The cache cleans itself when io load is light. Signed-off-by: Joe Thornber <ejt@redhat.com> Signed-off-by: Heinz Mauelshagen <heinzm@redhat.com> Signed-off-by: Mike Snitzer <snitzer@redhat.com>
2013-03-01dm cache: add cleaner policyHeinz Mauelshagen
A simple cache policy that writes back all data to the origin. This is used to decommission a dm cache by emptying it. Signed-off-by: Heinz Mauelshagen <mauelshagen@redhat.com> Signed-off-by: Joe Thornber <ejt@redhat.com> Signed-off-by: Alasdair G Kergon <agk@redhat.com>
2013-03-01dm cache: add mq policyJoe Thornber
A cache policy that uses a multiqueue ordered by recent hit count to select which blocks should be promoted and demoted. This is meant to be a general purpose policy. It prioritises reads over writes. Signed-off-by: Joe Thornber <ejt@redhat.com> Signed-off-by: Alasdair G Kergon <agk@redhat.com>