From: CodingSpiderFox Date: Wed, 20 May 2020 18:18:03 +0000 (+0200) Subject: doc: clarify WAL in bluestore-config-ref.rst X-Git-Url: http://git.apps.os.sepia.ceph.com/?a=commitdiff_plain;h=637ee39fafb3d0521bbd51681583504a2f6fd636;p=ceph.git doc: clarify WAL in bluestore-config-ref.rst Other people might not know this abbreviation too when diving into storage topics for the first time Signed-off-by: CodingSpiderFox --- diff --git a/doc/rados/configuration/bluestore-config-ref.rst b/doc/rados/configuration/bluestore-config-ref.rst index d8e79d34347b3..29139f6dd4a75 100644 --- a/doc/rados/configuration/bluestore-config-ref.rst +++ b/doc/rados/configuration/bluestore-config-ref.rst @@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ device. The storage device is normally partitioned into two parts: It is also possible to deploy BlueStore across two additional devices: -* A *WAL device* can be used for BlueStore's internal journal or +* A *write-ahead log (WAL) device* can be used for BlueStore's internal journal or write-ahead log. It is identified by the ``block.wal`` symlink in the data directory. It is only useful to use a WAL device if the device is faster than the primary device (e.g., when it is on an SSD