On Oct 18, 2013, at 11:03 AM, Reindl Harald <[email protected]> wrote:
> > > Am 18.10.2013 19:57, schrieb James Peach: >> You could also create the files you need, then mount them as raw devices >> over loopback. That way you get to use files, but ATS treats them as raw >> devices > > with what benefit? > > they additional layer of looback on top of host-OS, guest-OS, guest-FS with > all > the overhead of each layer? makes pretty no sense outside university studies > trying how many layers one can stuck in each other With the benefit that it will work within his virtualized constraints, and it will let him add multiple cache devices. Obviously raw storage would be better, but this will work. J
