[Linux-cachefs] Parent cache for fs-cache clients

[David Howells]

Ryan . <ryan.virgo at gmail.com> wrote:

> Is it possible to have parent caches for fs-cache ??
> 
> My scenario is as below
> 
> 1 NFS server
> 
> Multiple NFS clients with FS-cache (local caching)
> 
> I want to place a parent cache between the NFS server and the clients, This
> is to reduce the number of hits on the NFS server.
> 
> Any idea if  this is possible ?

It is not something I support directly.  If you stick a proxy between the
server and the clients, and that proxy uses the NFS client in the kernel,
then, yes, FS-Cache can help you.

David