Add link to Nick's blockcache series

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Michael Stack 2014-04-02 17:41:10 +00:00
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<section xml:id="block.cache">
<title>Block Cache</title>
<para>Below we describe the default block cache implementation, the LRUBlockCache.
Read for an understanding of how it works and an overview of the facility it provides.
Other, off-heap options have since been added. After reading the below,
be sure to visit the blog series <link xlink:href="http://www.n10k.com/blog/blockcache-101/">BlockCache 101</link> by Nick Dimiduk
where other Block Cache implementations are described.
</para>
<section xml:id="block.cache.design">
<title>Design</title>
<para>The Block Cache is an LRU cache that contains three levels of block priority to allow for scan-resistance and in-memory ColumnFamilies: