[linux-lvm] Cache block size warning

[Zdenek Kabelac]

Dne 19.11.2015 v 08:27 Ciprian Hacman napsal(a):
> Hi,
>
> We are configuring lvm with SSD caching on some of our boxes in AWS. When the
> cache is initialised, we see this in logs:
>
>     device-mapper*: cache: You have created a cache device with a lot of
>     individual cache blocks (4915200)*
>
>     *               All these mappings can consume a lot of kernel memory, and
>     take some time to read/write.*
>
>     *               Please consider increasing the cache block size to reduce
>     the overall cache block count.*
>
>
> Is this something to worry? If so, how can we improve it?
>

If you have lots of kernel memory - it's probably ok.
Otherwise you may try to use bigger chunk size.

e.g.  --chunksize 512K   or even more:

lvcreate --type cache-pool -L300G vg/cpool

lvcreate -H --chunksize 512K -L1.5T   --name data  vg/cpool

It's possible future version of lvm2 will try to create this by default.

Zdenek