An RPC that fetches extended attributes for a resource.
-.MDS_GETXATTR Generic Packet Structure
-image::mds-getxattr-generic.png["MDS_GETXATTR Generic Packet Structure",height=100]
+.MDS_GETXATTR Request Packet Structure
+image::mds-getxattr-request.png["MDS_GETXATTR Request Packet Structure",height=50]
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-The mds-getxattr-generic.png diagram resembles this text art:
+The mds-getxattr-request.png diagram resembles this text art:
MDS_GETXATTR:
--request-----------------------------------------------
| ptlrpc_body | mdt_body | lustre_capa | name | eadata |
--------------------------------------------------------
- --reply----------------------------
- | ptlrpc_body | mdt_body | eadata |
- -----------------------------------
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'ptlrpc_body'::
-RPC descriptor.
+RPC descriptor. See <<struct-ptlrpc-body>>.
'mdt_body'::
-Metadata about the resource.
+Metadata about the resource. See <<struct-mdt-body>>.
'lustre_capa'::
-So called "capabilities" structure. This is deprecated in recent
-versions of Lustre, and commonly appears in the packet header as a zero
-length buffer.
+A "capabilities" structure. See <<struct-lustre-capa>>.
'name'::
A text field supplying the name of the desired resource.
Information about extended attributes. This buffer is optional and will
appear as zero length in some packets.
+.MDS_GETXATTR Reply Packet Structure
+image::mds-getxattr-reply.png["MDS_GETXATTR Reply Packet Structure",height=50]
+
+//////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+The mds-getxattr-reply.png diagram resembles this text art:
+
+ MDS_GETXATTR:
+ --reply----------------------------
+ | ptlrpc_body | mdt_body | eadata |
+ -----------------------------------
+//////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+
+'ptlrpc_body'::
+RPC descriptor. See <<struct-ptlrpc-body>>.
+
+'mdt_body'::
+Metadata about the resource. See <<struct-mdt-body>>.
+
+'eadata'::
+Information about extended attributes. This buffer is optional and will
+appear as zero length in some packets.
+