linux-kernel - Re: [osd-dev] [PATCH 7/9] exofs: mkexofs

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Date:	Thu, 1 Jan 2009 18:26:37 -0500
From:	"J. Bruce Fields" <bfields@...ldses.org>
To:	Benny Halevy <bhalevy@...asas.com>
Cc:	James Bottomley <James.Bottomley@...senPartnership.com>,
	open-osd development <osd-dev@...n-osd.org>,
	Boaz Harrosh <bharrosh@...asas.com>,
	linux-scsi <linux-scsi@...r.kernel.org>, jeff@...zik.org,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, avishay@...il.com,
	viro@...IV.linux.org.uk, linux-fsdevel@...r.kernel.org,
	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>
Subject: Re: [osd-dev] [PATCH 7/9] exofs: mkexofs

On Thu, Jan 01, 2009 at 11:22:45AM +0200, Benny Halevy wrote:
> On Dec. 31, 2008, 17:57 +0200, James Bottomley <James.Bottomley@...senPartnership.com> wrote:
> > I don't like it mainly because it's not truly a useful general framework
> > for others to build on.  However, as argued above, there might not
> > actually be such a useful framework, so as long as the only two
> > consumers (you and Lustre) want an interface like this, I'll put it in.
> 
> Not to mention pnfs over objects which is coming up around the corner.
> The pnfs-obj layout driver will use the osd initiator library as well
> for distributed data I/O access (while the metadata server, to be based
> on exofs accesses the OSD for metadata and security ops too)

What state is that project in right now?

--b.
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