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A Look At BCache vs. LVM Cache For HDD+SSD Linux Systems

Submitted by Roy Schestowitz on Sunday 22nd of March 2015 08:05:52 PM Filed under
Graphics/Benchmarks
Linux

For those thinking about potentially running a Linux system with a combination of SSD and HDD so that the solid-state drive would be able to act as a performance cache for commonly used data, BCache and LVM-cache/dmcache are two of the commonly used solutions.

For those interested in LVM Cache or BCache, Fedora developer Vratislav Podzimek has written a lengthy blog post comparing these two hybrid caching solutions for Linux -- including setup procedures and steps for Fedora users.

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