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+#
+# Copyright(c) 2022 Intel Corporation
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
+#
+
+import pytest
+from pyocf.rio import Rio, ReadWrite
+from pyocf.types.cache import Cache, CacheMode, CleaningPolicy, SeqCutOffPolicy
+from pyocf.types.core import Core
+from pyocf.types.io import IoDir
+from pyocf.types.shared import OcfError
+from pyocf.types.volume import RamVolume
+from pyocf.types.volume_core import CoreVolume
+from pyocf.utils import Size as S
+
+
+def test_attach_metadata_volatile(pyocf_ctx):
+    """
+    title: Attach cache with metadata_volatile option set.
+    description: |
+      Check that cache can be attached when metadata_volatile option is
+      selected and that metadata does not occupy any space on the cache
+      volume.
+    pass_criteria:
+      - Cache attaches properly.
+      - All the cache capacity is available as cache lines.
+      - Cache stops properly.
+    steps:
+      - Start the cache with metadata_volatile option set config.
+      - Attach cache device.
+      - Verify that cache was attached properly.
+      - Verify that cache size in statistics is equal cache volume size.
+      - Stop the cache.
+      - Verify that the cache stopped properly.
+    """
+    cache_device = RamVolume(S.from_MiB(50))
+
+    cache = Cache.start_on_device(cache_device, metadata_volatile=True)
+    stats = cache.get_stats()
+    assert stats["conf"]["size"] == cache_device.get_length()
+    cache.stop()
+
+
+def test_load_metadata_volatile(pyocf_ctx):
+    """
+    title: Try to load cache with metadata_volatile option set.
+    description: |
+      Check that it is not possible to load cache that was previously
+      started with metadata_volatile option set.
+      volume.
+    pass_criteria:
+      - Cache does not load.
+    steps:
+      - Start the cache with metadata_volatile option set config.
+      - Attach cache device.
+      - Stop the cache.
+      - Try to load the cache.
+      - Verify that the cache did not load and the reason is missing metadata.
+    """
+    cache_device = RamVolume(S.from_MiB(50))
+
+    cache = Cache.start_on_device(cache_device, metadata_volatile=True)
+    cache.stop()
+    with pytest.raises(OcfError, match="OCF_ERR_NO_METADATA"):
+        cache = Cache.load_from_device(cache_device)
+
+
+def test_metadata_volatile_io(pyocf_ctx):
+    """
+    title: |
+      Test if in metadata_volatile mode there are no metadata writes to
+      the cache volume during io.
+    description: |
+      Check that cache started with metadata_volatile option set does not
+      try to write metadata to the cache volume during io operations.
+    pass_criteria:
+      - No metadata writes to the cache volume detacted.
+    steps:
+      - Start the cache with metadata_volatile option set config.
+      - Attach cache device.
+      - Set the cache mode to Write-Back.
+      - Add one core.
+      - Issue writes to the core that.
+      - Verify if number of writes to the cache volume is equal number
+        of the cache lines inserted.
+      - Stop the cache.
+    """
+    cache_device = RamVolume(S.from_MiB(50))
+    core_device = RamVolume(S.from_MiB(20))
+
+    cache = Cache.start_on_device(cache_device, metadata_volatile=True)
+    cache.change_cache_mode(CacheMode.WB)
+    core = Core.using_device(core_device, name="test_core")
+    cache.add_core(core)
+    vol = CoreVolume(core, open=True)
+
+    r = (
+        Rio()
+        .target(vol)
+        .bs(S.from_KiB(4))
+        .readwrite(ReadWrite.WRITE)
+        .size(core_device.get_length())
+    )
+
+    r.run([cache.get_default_queue()])
+
+    assert cache_device.get_stats()[IoDir.WRITE] == core_device.size.blocks_4k
+
+    cache.stop()
+
+
+def test_metadata_volatile_management_io(pyocf_ctx):
+    """
+    title: |
+      Test if management operations write to the cache volume
+      in metadata_volatile mode.
+    description: |
+      Check that no write to the cache volume occurs when management operation
+      is issued on the cache that was started with metadata_volatile option set.
+    pass_criteria:
+      - No writes to the cache volume occur.
+    steps:
+      - Start the cache with metadata_volatile option set config.
+      - Attach cache device.
+      - Verify if there is zero writes to the cache volume.
+      - Add one core.
+      - Verify if there is zero writes to the cache volume.
+      - Change the cache mode.
+      - Verify if there is zero writes to the cache volume.
+      - Set the cleaning policy.
+      - Verify if there is zero writes to the cache volume.
+      - Set the sequential cutoff policy.
+      - Verify if there is zero writes to the cache volume.
+      - Remove the core.
+      - Verify if there is zero writes to the cache volume.
+      - Stop the cache.
+      - Verify if there is zero writes to the cache volume.
+    """
+    cache_device = RamVolume(S.from_MiB(50))
+    core_device = RamVolume(S.from_MiB(20))
+
+    cache = Cache.start_on_device(cache_device, metadata_volatile=True)
+    assert cache_device.get_stats()[IoDir.WRITE] == 0
+
+    core = Core.using_device(core_device, name="test_core")
+    cache.add_core(core)
+    assert cache_device.get_stats()[IoDir.WRITE] == 0
+
+    cache.change_cache_mode(CacheMode.WB)
+    assert cache_device.get_stats()[IoDir.WRITE] == 0
+
+    cache.set_cleaning_policy(CleaningPolicy.ACP)
+    assert cache_device.get_stats()[IoDir.WRITE] == 0
+
+    cache.set_seq_cut_off_policy(SeqCutOffPolicy.ALWAYS)
+    assert cache_device.get_stats()[IoDir.WRITE] == 0
+
+    cache.remove_core(core)
+    assert cache_device.get_stats()[IoDir.WRITE] == 0
+
+    cache.stop()
+    assert cache_device.get_stats()[IoDir.WRITE] == 0