tree 24430851c2569f4db76b13f41e82514326fbb878
parent 09f5bf4e6d0607399c16ec7a2d8d166f31086686
author Boaz Harrosh <bharrosh@panasas.com> 1306435534 +0300
committer Boaz Harrosh <bharrosh@panasas.com> 1306691613 +0300

pnfs-obj: objio_osd device information retrieval and caching

When a new layout is received in objio_alloc_lseg all device_ids
referenced are retrieved. The device information is queried for from MDS
and then the osd_device is looked-up from the osd-initiator library. The
devices are cached in a per-mount-point list, for later use. At unmount
all devices are "put" back to the library.

objlayout_get_deviceinfo(), objlayout_put_deviceinfo() middleware
API for retrieving device information given a device_id.

TODO: The device cache can get big. Cap its size. Keep an LRU and start
      to return devices which were not used, when list gets to big, or
      when new entries allocation fail.

[pnfs-obj: Bugs in new global-device-cache code]
Signed-off-by: Boaz Harrosh <bharrosh@panasas.com>
[gfp_flags]
[use global device cache]
[use layout driver in global device cache]
Signed-off-by: Benny Halevy <bhalevy@panasas.com>