linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 8/9] exofs: Documentation

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Message-ID: <494A0AAB.6070906@panasas.com>
Date:	Thu, 18 Dec 2008 10:32:43 +0200
From:	Boaz Harrosh <bharrosh@...asas.com>
To:	Pavel Machek <pavel@...e.cz>
CC:	Avishay Traeger <avishay@...il.com>, Jeff Garzik <jeff@...zik.org>,
	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	Al Viro <viro@...IV.linux.org.uk>,
	linux-fsdevel <linux-fsdevel@...r.kernel.org>,
	open-osd <osd-dev@...n-osd.org>,
	linux-kernel <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 8/9] exofs: Documentation

Pavel Machek wrote:
> Hi!
> 
>> Added some documentation in exofs.txt, as well as a BUGS file.
>>
>> For further reading, operation instructions, example scripts
>> and up to date infomation and code please see:
>> http://open-osd.org
>>
>> Signed-off-by: Boaz Harrosh <bharrosh@...asas.com>
> 
>> +===============================================================================
>> +WHAT IS EXOFS?
>> +===============================================================================
>> +
>> +exofs is a file system that uses an OSD and exports the API of a normal Linux
>> +file system. Users access exofs like any other local file system, and exofs
>> +will in turn issue commands to the local initiator.
>> +
> 
> Which tells me pretty much nothing. I guess it should explain what is
> OSD... there are way too many TLAs and ETLAs in FOSS world.
> 								Pavel

Thanks, you are completely right. I need to give a short description
and point to the osd.txt file that was added in the prerequisite patchset

will do
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