LUDOC-276 protocol: Document RPCs for setattr

[doc/protocol.git] / lustre_handle.txt

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+Lustre Handle
+^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+[[struct-lustre-handle]]
+
+A Lustre handle is an opaque cookie that identifies some local object
+(e.g. connection, open file, DLM lock, etc) to another node or another
+layer in the software stack.
+
+----
+struct lustre_handle {
+        __u64 cookie;
+};
+----
+