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authorJoe Thornber <ejt@redhat.com>2013-10-24 14:10:28 -0400
committerMike Snitzer <snitzer@redhat.com>2013-11-09 18:20:25 -0500
commit01911c19bea63b1a958b9d9024504c2e9079f155 (patch)
tree613f9334c9d85702ff89168f587d4d90d24378b9 /Documentation/device-mapper
parentffcbcb6720ab6a4bb6e0a51b3711e8c60872d281 (diff)
dm cache policy mq: implement writeback_work() and mq_{set,clear}_dirty()
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>
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diff --git a/Documentation/device-mapper/cache-policies.txt b/Documentation/device-mapper/cache-policies.txt
index d7c440b444cc..df52a849957f 100644
--- a/Documentation/device-mapper/cache-policies.txt
+++ b/Documentation/device-mapper/cache-policies.txt
@@ -30,8 +30,10 @@ multiqueue
30 30
31This policy is the default. 31This policy is the default.
32 32
33The multiqueue policy has two sets of 16 queues: one set for entries 33The multiqueue policy has three sets of 16 queues: one set for entries
34waiting for the cache and another one for those in the cache. 34waiting for the cache and another two for those in the cache (a set for
35clean entries and a set for dirty entries).
36
35Cache entries in the queues are aged based on logical time. Entry into 37Cache entries in the queues are aged based on logical time. Entry into
36the cache is based on variable thresholds and queue selection is based 38the cache is based on variable thresholds and queue selection is based
37on hit count on entry. The policy aims to take different cache miss 39on hit count on entry. The policy aims to take different cache miss