liquidmetal-dev / liquidmetal-dev/flintlock

Test with overlaybd

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Description

**Describe the solution you'd like:**
Currently the recommendation is to use devmapper for the volume images. But we should test with overlaybd as well:

https://github.com/containerd/overlaybd

**Why do you want this feature:**

There has been some anecdotal reports of performance issues with devmapper, especially when used over a prolonged period of time.

**Anything else you would like to add:**
[Miscellaneous information that will assist in solving the issue.]

Contributor guide

Open the contributing guide

Research direction

Start by reviewing the linked overlaybd project and how Flintlock currently recommends devmapper for volume images. Compare overlaybd with devmapper for the reported prolonged-use performance concerns, and document the test results and any resulting recommendation.

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Assessment

Domain
infrastructure
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
25/100

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