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> Interesting.  So, there is no segregation between read and write cache 
> space?  A compaction or flush can evict blocks in the read cache if it 
> needs the space for write buffering?

There are two versions, the -wt (write through) that will cache also
what is written, and the normal version that will only cache reads.
Either way you will pollute your cache with compactions.