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authorFred Isaman <iisaman@netapp.com>2011-02-28 20:34:23 -0500
committerTrond Myklebust <Trond.Myklebust@netapp.com>2011-03-11 15:38:43 -0500
commit80fe2b192dbc53261e385dc26d90f5195f1c62e7 (patch)
tree853c607e49f66dcf62012572b765976a2dc40ca8 /Documentation/filesystems
parent568e8c494ded95a28c5dd8b79b4d3ffb95b6d845 (diff)
NFSv4.1: lseg documentation
Signed-off-by: Fred Isaman <iisaman@netapp.com> Signed-off-by: Trond Myklebust <Trond.Myklebust@netapp.com>
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diff --git a/Documentation/filesystems/nfs/pnfs.txt b/Documentation/filesystems/nfs/pnfs.txt
index bc0b9cfe095b..983e14abe7e9 100644
--- a/Documentation/filesystems/nfs/pnfs.txt
+++ b/Documentation/filesystems/nfs/pnfs.txt
@@ -46,3 +46,10 @@ data server cache
46file driver devices refer to data servers, which are kept in a module 46file driver devices refer to data servers, which are kept in a module
47level cache. Its reference is held over the lifetime of the deviceid 47level cache. Its reference is held over the lifetime of the deviceid
48pointing to it. 48pointing to it.
49
50lseg
51----
52lseg maintains an extra reference corresponding to the NFS_LSEG_VALID
53bit which holds it in the pnfs_layout_hdr's list. When the final lseg
54is removed from the pnfs_layout_hdr's list, the NFS_LAYOUT_DESTROYED
55bit is set, preventing any new lsegs from being added.