CXL Block Device "CBD" Looking Very Promising For The Linux Kernel In 2025

[phoronix]

Phoronix: CXL Block Device "CBD" Looking Very Promising For The Linux Kernel In 2025

Originally proposed for the Linux kernel nearly one year ago was CBD as the CXL Block Device. Now up to its third revision, the Linux CBD patches are calming down and the performance gains are looking quite nice...

https://www.phoronix.com/news/CXL-Block-Device-Linux-v3

[waxhead]

Oh forgive for this but i can't help myself pouring fuel on the fire:

CBDfs anyone?

... There that should do it!

[Kjell]

How do you try this?

[skeevy420]

Oh forgive for this but i can't help myself pouring fuel on the fire:

CBDfs anyone?

... There that should do it!

It pairs well with Intel's THC Input.

[waltar]

Nice new block device improvements but what is it useful as Intel quit optane pmem in 2022 ?

[NotMine999]

How do you try this?

Lots of shoppes in the US already sell CBD-infused products

[geerge]

Nice new block device improvements but what is it useful as Intel quit optane pmem in 2022 ?

AFAIK CXL is the next big thing in getting hardware to talk to each other without necessarily going through the host system. So it could be used to bolt on additional memory bandwidth yes, but a lot of other stuff too.