On 02/19/2018 08:54 AM, Alberto Garcia wrote:
This patch updates docs/qcow2-cache.txt explaining how to use the new l2-cache-entry-size parameter.Here's a more detailed technical description of this feature: https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/qemu-block/2017-09/msg00635.html And here are some performance numbers: https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/qemu-block/2017-12/msg00507.html Signed-off-by: Alberto Garcia <[email protected]> --- docs/qcow2-cache.txt | 46 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++--- 1 file changed, 43 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
+Some things to take into account: + + - The L2 cache entry size has the same restrictions as the cluster + size (power of two, at least 512 bytes).
Worth mentioning the upper limit of the cluster size? Otherwise, Reviewed-by: Eric Blake <[email protected]> -- Eric Blake, Principal Software Engineer Red Hat, Inc. +1-919-301-3266 Virtualization: qemu.org | libvirt.org
