Does Intel® Virtual RAID on CPU (Intel® VROC) for Linux* Support Write-Intent Bitmap?

Environment

Operating System: Linux*

Description

Unable to confirm if Write-Intent Bitmap is supported by Intel® VROC or if there are any limitations around it.

Resolution

Write-Intent Bitmap functionality can be enabled and used with Intel® VROC RAID volumes in Linux*.

There should not be any type of performance impact by enabling this functionality, but it is important to keep in mind that it works only on RAID levels with redundancy (RAID 1/5/10).

Additional information

Additional information regarding Write-Intent Bitmap can be found in the Intel® Virtual RAID on CPU (Intel® VROC) User Guide for Linux*.