BTT: Block Translation Table (atomic sector updates)
configname: CONFIG_BTT
Linux Kernel Configuration
└─>Device Drivers
└─>NVDIMM (Non-Volatile Memory Device) Support
└─>BTT: Block Translation Table (atomic sector updates)
In linux kernel since version 3.10 (release Date: 2013-06-30)
The Block Translation Table (BTT) provides atomic sector
update semantics for persistent memory devices, so that
applications that rely on sector writes not being torn (a
guarantee that typical disks provide) can continue to do so.
The BTT manifests itself as an alternate personality for an
NVDIMM namespace, i.e. a namespace can be in raw mode (pmemX,
ndblkX.Y, etc...), or 'sectored' mode, (pmemXs, ndblkX.Ys,
etc...).
Select Y if unsure
update semantics for persistent memory devices, so that
applications that rely on sector writes not being torn (a
guarantee that typical disks provide) can continue to do so.
The BTT manifests itself as an alternate personality for an
NVDIMM namespace, i.e. a namespace can be in raw mode (pmemX,
ndblkX.Y, etc...), or 'sectored' mode, (pmemXs, ndblkX.Ys,
etc...).
Select Y if unsure