[Pvfs2-developers] patches: directory hints

[Phil Carns]

> 
>>These patches are based on part of the functionality Murali originally
>>contributed in this email thread:
>>
>>http://www.beowulf-underground.org/pipermail/pvfs2-developers/2005-November/001624.html
> 
> Thanks for the patches!

No, thank you - you did all of the hard work!

>>Examples:
>>
>>[user at node]$ setfattr -n "user.pvfs2.num_dfiles" -v "1" /mnt/pvfs2/directory
>>
>>[user at node]$ setfattr -n "user.pvfs2.dist_name" -v "basic_dist"
>>/mnt/pvfs2/directory
>>
>>[user at node]$ setfattr -n "user.pvfs2.dist_params" -v "strip_size:4096"
>>/mnt/pvfs2/directory
> 
> Can you also add an entry in the FAQ for these if you haven't done it
> already?

I have attached an updated version of the patch that adds some faq 
entries for the examples above.

-Phil
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