How much L2 cache is read vs write?

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rrbnc
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Tue Dec 19, 2017 9:39 pm

Is there a set percent of the L2 cache that is dedicated to read cache vs write buffer in StarWind? For instance I think VMware vSAN's cache drives are dedicated 70% to read cache and 30% to write buffer.
Boris (staff)
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Thu Dec 21, 2017 7:53 pm

L2 cache is used for hosting read operations. It operates on write-through mode and this cannot boost writes.
rrbnc
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Wed Dec 27, 2017 6:15 pm

Thanks. Does L1 cache contribute to write buffering? If so how much of L1 cache is write buffer vs read cache?
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Thu Dec 28, 2017 8:36 am

L1 cache is completely dedicated to boosting write operations. While the data is still cached, it can be read from L1 cache directly with no need to address the storage.
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