[GH-ISSUE #1227] Can s3fs cache write only ? #655

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opened 2026-03-04 01:47:36 +03:00 by kerem · 0 comments

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Originally created by @chunyulin on GitHub (Jan 8, 2020).
Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/s3fs-fuse/s3fs-fuse/issues/1227

Hello, I wonder can s3fs use write cache only, not for read?

A write cache is needed for a FUSE-mount device to do non-sequential write; on the other hand, a non-sequential read seem works w/o a cache anyway(?). So, to suppot write-only cache may reduce the local disk IO when reading. Is it true?

Originally created by @chunyulin on GitHub (Jan 8, 2020). Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/s3fs-fuse/s3fs-fuse/issues/1227 Hello, I wonder can s3fs use write cache only, not for read? A write cache is needed for a FUSE-mount device to do non-sequential write; on the other hand, a non-sequential read seem works w/o a cache anyway(?). So, to suppot write-only cache may reduce the local disk IO when reading. Is it true?