pnfs: Update documentation on the Layout Drivers

Signed-off-by: Tom Haynes <loghyr@primarydata.com>
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Tom Haynes 2015-01-12 11:51:45 -08:00
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layout drivers layout drivers
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PNFS utilizes what is called layout drivers. The STD defines 3 basic PNFS utilizes what is called layout drivers. The STD defines 4 basic
layout types: "files" "objects" and "blocks". For each of these types layout types: "files", "objects", "blocks", and "flexfiles". For each
there is a layout-driver with a common function-vectors table which of these types there is a layout-driver with a common function-vectors
are called by the nfs-client pnfs-core to implement the different layout table which are called by the nfs-client pnfs-core to implement the
types. different layout types.
Files-layout-driver code is in: fs/nfs/nfs4filelayout.c && nfs4filelayoutdev.c Files-layout-driver code is in: fs/nfs/filelayout/.. directory
Objects-layout-deriver code is in: fs/nfs/objlayout/.. directory Objects-layout-deriver code is in: fs/nfs/objlayout/.. directory
Blocks-layout-deriver code is in: fs/nfs/blocklayout/.. directory Blocks-layout-deriver code is in: fs/nfs/blocklayout/.. directory
Flexfiles-layout-driver code is in: fs/nfs/flexfilelayout/.. directory
objects-layout setup objects-layout setup
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