Hi Sage, Yes, we're actively working on this. We'd very much like assistance adapting the libceph changes for inclusion. We can start by updating for recent Ceph. FSAL_CEPH will definitely merge in Ganesha mainline in the next month or two. Matt ----- "Sage Weil" <sage@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Hi Matt, > > On Fri, 29 Jul 2011, Matt W. Benjamin wrote: > > Hi Sage, > > > > We (Linux Box) have built and published a native FSAL for Ceph, > which is > > pretty advanced, and we've submitted the FSAL driver code upstream > for > > review Philippe Deniel. > > Not sure if I said this before, but this is awesome! > > > In addition, we're working on pNFS support in Ganesha and Ceph, and > have > > a prototype file-based pNFS layout driver for the FSAL that takes > > advantage of Ceph OSDs for parallel IO. > > > > We're actively extending these efforts and there should be some > > publication forthcoming. > > > > We have an external git repository here: > > > > git://github.com/aemerson-linuxbox/ganesha.git > > I just took a look at your ceph.git and it looks like there are > several > changes you need to make to libceph. It also looks like it's based on > > v0.27 or thereabouts, which is pretty old now. There seems to be a > mix of > pretty simple/straighforward things that are easily merged upstream, > and > some larger API additions that I have some questions about. > > Are you guys actively working on this? Can we work together to get > these > libceph API changes merged into the mainline? I would love to see > this > run against the packaged libceph (and get the ceph FSAL upstream into > > ganesha). > > Thanks! > sage > > > > > > > We would really appreciate your feedback--and guidance on how to > > participate in Ceph, we'd like to. > > > > Matt > > > > ----- "Sage Weil" <sage@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > > > Has anyone looked at Genesha? > > > > > > http://sourceforge.net/apps/trac/nfs-ganesha/ > > > > > > In principle it would probably be pretty straightforward to wire > that > > > up > > > to libceph and avoid the kernel NFS server for reexporting ceph > via > > > NFS... > > > > > > sage > > > -- > > > To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe > ceph-devel" > > > in > > > the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > > > More majordomo info at > http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html > > > > -- > > > > Matt Benjamin > > > > The Linux Box > > 206 South Fifth Ave. Suite 150 > > Ann Arbor, MI 48104 > > > > http://linuxbox.com > > > > tel. 734-761-4689 > > fax. 734-769-8938 > > cel. 734-216-5309 > > -- > > To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe > ceph-devel" in > > the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > > More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html > > > > > -- > To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe ceph-devel" > in > the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html -- Matt Benjamin The Linux Box 206 South Fifth Ave. Suite 150 Ann Arbor, MI 48104 http://linuxbox.com tel. 734-761-4689 fax. 734-769-8938 cel. 734-216-5309 -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe ceph-devel" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
