Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1755709Ab3H3Mxj (ORCPT ); Fri, 30 Aug 2013 08:53:39 -0400 Received: from mx1.redhat.com ([209.132.183.28]:19923 "EHLO mx1.redhat.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1752498Ab3H3Mxi (ORCPT ); Fri, 30 Aug 2013 08:53:38 -0400 Date: Fri, 30 Aug 2013 13:50:14 +0100 From: Alasdair G Kergon To: Akira Hayakawa Cc: dm-devel@redhat.com, gregkh@linuxfoundation.org, mpatocka@redhat.com, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, agk@redhat.com, kernelnewbies@kernelnewbies.org Subject: Re: [dm-devel] [RFC] dm-lc: plan to go to staging Message-ID: <20130830125014.GD12181@agk-dp.fab.redhat.com> Mail-Followup-To: Akira Hayakawa , dm-devel@redhat.com, gregkh@linuxfoundation.org, mpatocka@redhat.com, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, agk@redhat.com, kernelnewbies@kernelnewbies.org References: <521EA567.1070801@gmail.com> <20130829020555.GA26206@kroah.com> <20130829033023.GH4872@agk-dp.fab.redhat.com> <52209119.3070907@gmail.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <52209119.3070907@gmail.com> Organization: Red Hat UK Ltd. Registered in England and Wales, number 03798903. Registered Office: 64 Baker Street, 4th floor, London, W1U 7DF. User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.18 (2008-05-17) Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 960 Lines: 28 On Fri, Aug 30, 2013 at 09:33:29PM +0900, Akira Hayakawa wrote: > I have three candidates on my mind. > I am thinking of removing the dm- prefix as bcache and enhanceio do. Yes, that's fine for the general way of referring to this. (Within the codebase, the filename and module name would still need the prefix: we use this for auto-module loading, function name/error message scoping etc.) > a) It writes in-coming writes in log-structured manner. > b) It is extremely fast in write. > c) It is caching software. Another candidate: 'lcache' - contrast with 'bcache > 3) writeboost or wboost > Concentrating on the characteristic b) > but doesn't mention cache. I quite like that option. Alasdair -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/