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    bcache: option to automatically run gc thread after writeback · 7a671d8e
    Coly Li authored
    The option gc_after_writeback is disabled by default, because garbage
    collection will discard SSD data which drops cached data.
    
    Echo 1 into /sys/fs/bcache/<UUID>/internal/gc_after_writeback will
    enable this option, which wakes up gc thread when writeback accomplished
    and all cached data is clean.
    
    This option is helpful for people who cares writing performance more. In
    heavy writing workload, all cached data can be clean only happens when
    writeback thread cleans all cached data in I/O idle time. In such
    situation a following gc running may help to shrink bcache B+ tree and
    discard more clean data, which may be helpful for future writing
    requests.
    
    If you are not sure whether this is helpful for your own workload,
    please leave it as disabled by default.
    Signed-off-by: default avatarColy Li <colyli@suse.de>
    Signed-off-by: default avatarJens Axboe <axboe@kernel.dk>
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