Re: [RFC 0/5] BTRFS hot relocation support

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>> How will it compare to bcache? I'm currently thinking about buying an SSD 
>> but bcache requires some efforts in migrating the storage to use. And after 
>> all those hassles I am even not sure if it would work easily with a dracut 
>> generated initramfs.

>   On the side note: dm-cache, which is already in-kernel, do not need to
> reformat backing storage.

On the other hand dm-cache is somewhat complex to assemble, and letting
the system automount the unsynchronised backing device is a recipe for
data loss.

It will need lvm integration to become really convenient to use.

Anyway, here's a shameless plug for a tool that converts to bcache
in-place:  https://github.com/g2p/blocks#bcache-conversion

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