In libgfapi.so we offer a function called glfs_ipc(). This function makes it possible to call the IPC procedure/FOP. Because IPC is intended for xlator-internal communication, there should be no need for external programs to call this. The commands that are accepted through the glfs_ipc() function are not exposed in any gfapi header, making it tricky for an application to call glfs_ipc() in the first place. At one point, glfs_ipc() was 'upgraded' to function for Gluster 4.0. This change modified the parameters that glfs_ipc() needs. The new version expects two dict_t arguments, which is not exposed through libgfapi at all. I would like to know who is planning to use glfs_ipc(), and for what reason. We may be able to come up with a better alternative. If there really is a strong need for glfs_ipc(), it should probably move to a private header. If nobody needs glfs_ipc(), it will be removed from glusterfs-3.12 on. Please leave your comments in https://github.com/gluster/glusterfs/issues/269 Thanks, Niels
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