How to build an upstream Fedora Kernel from source
I typically keep my Fedora system current, updating it once every week or two. More recently, I wanted to testContinue Reading
Tag: Linux
Linux Device Mapper WriteCache (dm-writecache) performance improvements in Linux Kernel 5.8
The Linux ‘dm-writecache’ target allows for writeback caching of newly written data to an SSD or NVMe using persistent memoryContinue Reading
How To Enable Debug Logging in ipmctl
The ipmctl utility is used for configuring and managing Intel Optane Persistent Memory modules (DCPMM/PMem). It supports the functionality to:Continue Reading
Intel Optane Persistent Memory Modules report “Non-functional” state in ipmctl
Issue Executing ipmctl show-dimm to get device information shows the persistent memory modules in a ‘Non-functional’ health state, eg: OtherContinue Reading
“ipmctl show -memoryresources” returns “Error: GetMemoryResourcesInfo Failed”
Issue: Running ipmctl show -memoryresources returns an error similar to the following: Applies To: Linux & Microsoft Windows Intel OptaneContinue Reading
How To Set Linux CPU Scaling Governor to Max Performance
The majority of modern processors are capable of operating in a number of different clock frequency and voltage configurations, oftenContinue Reading
How To Verify Linux Kernel Support for Persistent Memory
Linux Kernel support for persistent memory was first delivered in version 4.0 of the mainline kernel, however, it was notContinue Reading
How To Extend Volatile System Memory (RAM) using Persistent Memory on Linux
Intel(R) Optane(TM) DataCenter Persistent Memory delivers a unique combination of affordable large capacity and support for data persistence. Electrically compatibleContinue Reading
Using Linux Volume Manager (LVM) with Persistent Memory
In this article, we show how to use the Linux Volume Manager (LVM) to create concatenated, striped, and mirrored logicalContinue Reading
