Re: bcache + luks

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On Fri, Apr 10, 2015 at 7:58 PM, Eric Wheeler <bcache@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> On Fri, 10 Apr 2015, arnaud gaboury wrote:
>
>> Here is my device steup, an encrypted backing device:
>>
>> ---------------------------------------------------------
>> $ lsblk
>> ??sdd4                   sdd4      8:52  bcache
>>   ??bcache0              bcache0 254:0   crypto_LUKS
>>     ??sdd4_crypt         dm-7    253:7   btrfs       poppy-encrypt
>> ------------------------------------------------------------
>>
>> I first did bcache, then cryptsetup against /dev/bcache0.
>>
>> I have a doubt about the order. Is this correct? Or shall I do first
>> the encryption part for sdd4 thereafter make bcache?
>>
>> Thank you for help
>
> That is the way I would do it.

Very good. Thank you



 If you were to put LUKS underneath bcache,
> then you would also need to LUKS your cache volume if you care about the
> privacy of your data.
>
> Also, this prevents bcache from using an unusual backing volume (LUKS),
> the configuration of which has probably not been tested very much.
>
> -Eric
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