Message-ID: <5097B580.7020104@science-computing.de>
Date: Mon, 05 Nov 2012 13:48:00 +0100
From: Johannes Schild <j.schild@science-computing.de>
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To: "faibish, sorin" <faibish_sorin@emc.com>
CC: "Peng, Tao" <tao.peng@emc.com>, Jun Xiao <xiaojuntime@gmail.com>,
        "linux-nfs@vger.kernel.org" <linux-nfs@vger.kernel.org>,
        Jason Glasgow <jglasgow@aya.yale.edu>
Subject: Re: pNFS Block layout issues / questions
References: <loom.20110328T230906-552@post.gmane.org> <4D977456.1040303@panasas.com> <loom.20121103T072206-631@post.gmane.org> <1882637210201641A747464075FFC6490291C9@MX101CL02.corp.emc.com> <B99990FD-D4C5-43D1-8096-CDAEE90BECB8@emc.com>
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