On Wed, Jan 23, 2013 at 06:17:44PM +0100, Roy Sigurd Karlsbakk wrote: > > You've got to start from scratch, unfortunately. > > > > The reason is that there needs to be a bcache specific superblock on > > the > > backing device so bcache can keep the cache and backing device in sync > > - > > and especially so you can't accidentally mount and use the backing > > device without the cache. That would be bad. > > > > I just added an explanation to the faq - thanks for pointing it out. > > http://bcache.evilpiepirate.org/FAQ > > Then, what happens when the SSD dies? Formatting a backing device for bcache is separate from attaching it to a cache device - you can always run it in passthrough mode, and if the SSD dies while it's in use it'll automatically/transparently detach and switch to passthrough mode. -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-bcache" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
