I can't stack bcache on top of bcache, This command fails: # make-bcache -B /dev/bcache0 Name /dev/bcache0 Label Type data UUID: 758be840-f232-44dd-8e56-83fb55ba20ea Set UUID: ddbcc87b-d25d-483f-8874-49b80ba26472 version: 1 block_size_in_sectors: 1 data_offset_in_sectors: 16 [ 5187.054662] sysfs: cannot create duplicate filename '/devices/virtual/block/bcache0/bcache' [ 5187.054667] CPU: 2 PID: 567 Comm: bcache-register Not tainted 5.9.14-arch1-1 #1 [ 5187.054669] Hardware name: Hewlett-Packard HP Compaq 8200 Elite CMT PC/1494, BIOS J01 v02.28 03/24/2015 [ 5187.054670] Call Trace: [ 5187.054681] dump_stack+0x6b/0x83 [ 5187.054686] sysfs_warn_dup.cold+0x17/0x24 [ 5187.054694] sysfs_create_dir_ns+0xc6/0xe0 [ 5187.054699] kobject_add_internal+0xab/0x2f0 [ 5187.054703] kobject_add+0x98/0xd0 [ 5187.054707] ? blk_queue_write_cache+0x2f/0x60 [ 5187.054723] register_bdev+0x337/0x360 [bcache] [ 5187.054735] register_bcache+0x43c/0x910 [bcache] [ 5187.054740] ? kernfs_fop_write+0xce/0x1b0 [ 5187.054750] ? register_cache+0x1290/0x1290 [bcache] [ 5187.054753] kernfs_fop_write+0xce/0x1b0 [ 5187.054756] vfs_write+0xc7/0x210 [ 5187.054759] ksys_write+0x67/0xe0 [ 5187.054763] do_syscall_64+0x33/0x40 [ 5187.054766] entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x44/0xa9 [ 5187.054769] RIP: 0033:0x7fbd1edb3f67 [ 5187.054772] Code: 0d 00 f7 d8 64 89 02 48 c7 c0 ff ff ff ff eb b7 0f 1f 00 f3 0f 1e fa 64 8b 04 25 18 00 00 00 85 c0 75 10 b8 01 00 00 00 0f 05 <48> 3d 00 f0 ff ff 77 51 c3 48 83 ec 28 48 89 54 24 18 48 89 74 24 [ 5187.054774] RSP: 002b:00007fff335fa418 EFLAGS: 00000246 ORIG_RAX: 0000000000000001 [ 5187.054777] RAX: ffffffffffffffda RBX: 000000000000000d RCX: 00007fbd1edb3f67 [ 5187.054778] RDX: 000000000000000d RSI: 0000562bf3f902a0 RDI: 0000000000000003 [ 5187.054780] RBP: 0000562bf3f902a0 R08: 00007fbd1ee4a040 R09: 00007fbd1ee4a0c0 [ 5187.054781] R10: 00007fbd1ee49fc0 R11: 0000000000000246 R12: 000000000000000d [ 5187.054782] R13: 00007fff335fa4a0 R14: 000000000000000d R15: 00007fbd1ee86720 [ 5187.054787] kobject_add_internal failed for bcache with -EEXIST, don't try to register things with the same name in the same directory. [ 5187.054789] bcache: register_bdev() error bcache0: error creating kobject [ 5187.054794] bcache: register_bcache() error : failed to register device [ 5187.054963] bcache: bcache_device_free() bcache3 stopped I expected this command to create a new /dev/bcacheX node. Instead it tries to overwrite /devices/virtual/block/bcache0/bcache My versions: # uname -a Linux bcache-test 5.9.14-arch1-1 #1 SMP PREEMPT Sat, 12 Dec 2020 14:37:12 +0000 x86_64 GNU/Linux # pacman -Q bcache-tools bcache-tools 1.1-1 I've used this guide for inspiration: https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Bcache --- Take your mailboxes with you. Free, fast and secure Mail & Cloud: https://www.eclipso.eu - Time to change!
