def bdev_ftl_create(client, name, base_bdev, **kwargs):
    """Construct FTL bdev

    Args:
        name: name of the bdev
        base_bdev: name of the base bdev
        kwargs: optional parameters
    """
    params = {'name': name,
              'base_bdev': base_bdev}
    for key, value in kwargs.items():
        if value is not None:
            params[key] = value

    return client.call('bdev_ftl_create', params)