[pnfs] [PATCH 0/2] layout commit changes

[Dean Hildebrand]

Hi Benny,

Benny Halevy wrote:
> The following two patches implement changes we need for
> layout commit.  The first patch one adds logic on the client
> side to mark the inode for layout commit on the sync and async
> write paths and to send the layoutcommit before close.
>   
I'm a little confused (but also a little behind the curve on the current 
state of the code).  Could you explain what logic we have in place now 
for sending layoutcommit and what are you adding?  Are there cases where 
the file is closed and a layoutcommit is not issued?

Thanks,
Dean

> The second patch adds a layout_commit export op and
> calls it rather than notify_change if the file system
> implemented it (we need it in order to avoid blocking
> indefinitely in the setattr patch)
>
> Benny
>
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Dean Hildebrand
Ph.D. Candidate
University of Michigan