Re: [1/4] DST: Distributed storage documentation.
From: Kay Sievers <hidden>
Date: 2007-12-10 12:51:44
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- 2008-01-22 · [1/4] DST: Distributed storage documentation. · Evgeniy Polyakov <hidden>
- 2007-12-26 · [1/4] DST: Distributed storage documentation. · Evgeniy Polyakov <hidden>
- 2007-12-17 · Re: [1/4] DST: Distributed storage documentation. · Kay Sievers <hidden>
- 2007-12-17 · [1/4] DST: Distributed storage documentation. · Evgeniy Polyakov <hidden>
- 2007-12-04 · [1/4] DST: Distributed storage documentation. · Evgeniy Polyakov <hidden>
On Dec 10, 2007 12:47 PM, Evgeniy Polyakov [off-list ref] wrote:
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diff --git a/Documentation/dst/sysfs.txt b/Documentation/dst/sysfs.txt new file mode 100644 index 0000000..79d79dc --- /dev/null +++ b/Documentation/dst/sysfs.txt@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@ +This file describes sysfs files created for each storage. + +1. Per-storage files. +Each storage has its own dir /sysfs/devices/$storage_name,
It's always /sys/devices/.
+which contains following files: + +alg - contains name of the algorithm used to created given storage +name - name of the storage +nodes - map of the storage (list of nodes and their sizes and starts) +remove_all_nodes - writable file which allows to remove all nodes from given + storage +n-$start-$cookie - per node directory, where + $start - start of the given node in sectors, + $cookie - unique node's id used by DST + +2. Per-node files. +Node's files are located in /sysfs/devices/$storage_name/n-$start-$cookie +directory, described above.
To which class or bus do the devices you create belong? Care to show a "tree" or "ls -la" of the device? Kay