dm: add writecache target
The writecache target caches writes on persistent memory or SSD.
It is intended for databases or other programs that need extremely low
commit latency.
The writecache target doesn't cache reads because reads are supposed to
be cached in page cache in normal RAM.
If persistent memory isn't available this target can still be used in
SSD mode.
Signed-off-by: Mikulas Patocka <mpatocka@redhat.com>
Signed-off-by: Colin Ian King <colin.king@canonical.com> # fix missing goto
Signed-off-by: Ross Zwisler <ross.zwisler@linux.intel.com> # fix compilation issue with !DAX
Signed-off-by: Dan Carpenter <dan.carpenter@oracle.com> # use msecs_to_jiffies
Acked-by: Dan Williams <dan.j.williams@intel.com> # reworks to unify ARM and x86 flushing
Signed-off-by: Mike Snitzer <msnitzer@redhat.com>
diff --git a/drivers/md/Kconfig b/drivers/md/Kconfig
index edff083..8b8c123 100644
--- a/drivers/md/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/md/Kconfig
@@ -334,6 +334,17 @@
of less memory utilization, improved performance and increased
adaptability in the face of changing workloads.
+config DM_WRITECACHE
+ tristate "Writecache target"
+ depends on BLK_DEV_DM
+ ---help---
+ The writecache target caches writes on persistent memory or SSD.
+ It is intended for databases or other programs that need extremely
+ low commit latency.
+
+ The writecache target doesn't cache reads because reads are supposed
+ to be cached in standard RAM.
+
config DM_ERA
tristate "Era target (EXPERIMENTAL)"
depends on BLK_DEV_DM