cache_writeback - writeback dirty blocks to the origin device.
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Description
cache_writeback is an offline tool that writes back dirty data to the data device (origin). Intended for
use in recovery scenarios when the SSD is giving IO errors.
This tool cannot be run on a live cache.
Name
cache_writeback - writeback dirty blocks to the origin device.
Options
-h,--help
Print help and exit.
-V,--version
Print version information and exit.
--metadata-device{device|file}
Location of cache metadata.
--origin-device{device|file}
Slow device being cached.
--fast-device{device|file}
Fast device containing the data that needs to be written back.
--no-metadata-update
Do not update the metadata to clear the dirty flags.
You may want to use this flag if you're decommissioning the cache.
--buffer-size-meg{size}
Specify the size for the data cache, in megabytes.
Defaults to 64 MiB, a larger size may improve performance.
--list-failed-blocks
List any blocks that failed the writeback process.
See Also
cache_dump(8), cache_check(8), cache_repair(8), cache_restore(8)
Synopsis
cache_writeback [options] --metadata-device {device|file} --origin-device {device|file} --fast-device {device|file}
