Re: [PATCH 8/9] pnfs/blocklayout: return layouts on setattr

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On Thu, Sep 11, 2014 at 10:24:04PM +0800, Peng Tao wrote:
> The reason I didn't add it was because PNFS_LAYOUTRET_ON_SETATTR is
> too much for blocks layout. What we really want is to return layouts
> on truncate and chown, instead of _all_ setattr requests.
> 
> Boaz, does object layout require return on setattr for other reasons?
> If not, I'd suggest we change PNFS_LAYOUTRET_ON_SETATTR to return only
> on chown/truncate events.

I was actually going to ask the same question, I can't see a point
why the object layout driver would want it on any other setattr.

In fact it could probably be narrowed down to chown or truncate to a smaller
size.

I'd also love to know why we don't want to do this for the filelayout driver.

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