FF_FLAGS_NO_READ_IO is a hint the mds can use to inform the client that an IOMODE_RW layout segment should not be used for READ traffic and that the client should instead request an IOMODE_READ layout segment. This can be used to isolate only WRITE traffic onto the IOMODE_RW layout segment. Tom Haynes (3): nfs/flexfiles: Helper function to detect FF_FLAGS_NO_READ_IO nfs/flexfiles: Use the layout segment for reading unless it a IOMODE_RW and reading is disabled pnfs: pnfs_update_layout needs to consider if strict iomode checking is on fs/nfs/filelayout/filelayout.c | 2 ++ fs/nfs/flexfilelayout/flexfilelayout.c | 50 +++++++++++++++++++++++-------- fs/nfs/flexfilelayout/flexfilelayout.h | 10 ++++++- fs/nfs/flexfilelayout/flexfilelayoutdev.c | 6 ++++ fs/nfs/pnfs.c | 34 +++++++++++++-------- fs/nfs/pnfs.h | 1 + 6 files changed, 77 insertions(+), 26 deletions(-) -- 1.8.3.1 -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-nfs" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html