What are the features of TiKV block cache?

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TiKV implements the Column Family (CF) feature of RocksDB. By default, the KV data is eventually stored in the 3 CFs (default, write and lock) within RocksDB.

  • The default CF stores real data and the corresponding parameter is in [rocksdb.defaultcf].
  • The write CF stores the data version information (MVCC) and index-related data, and the corresponding parameter is in [rocksdb.writecf].
  • The lock CF stores the lock information and the system uses the default parameter.
  • The Raft RocksDB instance stores Raft logs. The default CF mainly stores Raft logs and the corresponding parameter is in [raftdb.defaultcf].
  • All CFs have a shared block-cache to cache data blocks and improve RocksDB read speed. The size of block-cache is controlled by the block-cache-size parameter. A larger value of the parameter means more hot data can be cached and is more favorable to read operation. At the same time, it consumes more system memory.
  • Each CF has an individual write-buffer and the size is controlled by the write-buffer-size parameter.