[nfsv4] Erasure coding vs delegations

Rick Macklem <rick.macklem@gmail.com> Wed, 04 December 2024 21:05 UTC

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Hi,

A simple comment w.r.t. Tom's talk to-day on Erasure coding.

I'll admit I have not read your draft, but I was wondering if
you have looked at the relationship between your erasure encoding
work and delegations?

In particular, a write delegation issued by the MDS to a client
would ensure exclusive writing and, as such, issuing write
delegations "generously" might reduce your write contention
problem?

Just a thought, rick