NFSv4.1: lseg documentation

Signed-off-by: Fred Isaman <iisaman@netapp.com>
Signed-off-by: Trond Myklebust <Trond.Myklebust@netapp.com>

diff --git a/Documentation/filesystems/nfs/pnfs.txt b/Documentation/filesystems/nfs/pnfs.txt
index bc0b9cfe095b35dc3c3a9b8f0701365c6b15207a..983e14abe7e9d282a9ae017ac34f8bd51749c3a4 100644 (file)
--- a/Documentation/filesystems/nfs/pnfs.txt
+++ b/Documentation/filesystems/nfs/pnfs.txt
@@ -46,3 +46,10 @@ data server cache
 file driver devices refer to data servers, which are kept in a module
 level cache.  Its reference is held over the lifetime of the deviceid
 pointing to it.
+
+lseg
+----
+lseg maintains an extra reference corresponding to the NFS_LSEG_VALID
+bit which holds it in the pnfs_layout_hdr's list.  When the final lseg
+is removed from the pnfs_layout_hdr's list, the NFS_LAYOUT_DESTROYED
+bit is set, preventing any new lsegs from being added.