Flashcache（混合存储）-结构

1.概述

什么是flashcache？flashcache是Facebook的一个开源项目。

将这个单词拆开：flash + cache，可以理解为用flash做cache。flash即SSD，所以flashcache是三层结构，实现的是一种混合存储方式。

2.Device-Mapper

Flashcache是基于Device-Mapper的，所以要理解Flashcache，必须先了解Device-Mapper，至少是Flashcache使用到的数据结构和接口

Device-Mapper Framework

详见： http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/cn/linux/l-devmapper/

2.1.DM

flashcache挂载在这个模块上。

2.2.Target

相当于一个逻辑句柄，DM模块通过此对象流入Flashcache。

Structure

结构如下（3.17 include/linux/device-mapper.h）

195 struct dm_target {
196         struct dm_table *table;
197         <span style="color:#ff6666;">struct target_type *type;</span>
198 
199         /* target limits */
200         sector_t begin;
201         sector_t len;
202 
203         /* If non-zero, maximum size of I/O submitted to a target. */
204         uint32_t max_io_len;
205 
206         /*
207          * A number of zero-length barrier bios that will be submitted
208          * to the target for the purpose of flushing cache.
209          *
210          * The bio number can be accessed with dm_bio_get_target_bio_nr.
211          * It is a responsibility of the target driver to remap these bios
212          * to the real underlying devices.
213          */
214         unsigned num_flush_bios;
215 
216         /*
217          * The number of discard bios that will be submitted to the target.
218          * The bio number can be accessed with dm_bio_get_target_bio_nr.
219          */
220         unsigned num_discard_bios;
221 
222         /*
223          * The number of WRITE SAME bios that will be submitted to the target.
224          * The bio number can be accessed with dm_bio_get_target_bio_nr.
225          */
226         unsigned num_write_same_bios;
227 
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