Command 36: MDS_REINT
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
[[mds-reint-rpm]]

An RPC that implements an operation that will change the information
on an MDT.

REINT_SETATTR
^^^^^^^^^^^^^
[[mds-reint-setattr-rpc]]

An RPC that implements the 'setattr' sub-command of the MDS_REINT.

.MDS_REINT:REINT_SETATTR Generic Packet Structure
image::mds-reint-setattr-generic.png["MDS_REINT:REINT_SETATTR Generic Packet Structure",height=100]

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The mds-reint-setattr-generic.png diagram resembles this text art:

        MDS_REINT:
      --REINT_SETATTR-request-------------------------------------
      | ptlrpc_body | mdt_rec_setattr | lustre_capa | mdt_ioepoc |
        eadata | llog_cookie | ldlm_request |
      ------------------------------------------------------------

      --REINT_SETATTR-reply----------------------------------
      | ptlrpc_body | mdt_body | mdt_md | acl | lustre_capa |
        lustre_capa |
      -------------------------------------------------------
//////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////

'ptlrpc_body'::
RPC descriptor.

'mdt_rec_setattr'::
Information pertinent to setting attributes on the MDT.

'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.

'mdt_ioepoch'::
Identifying "epoch" information. This buffer is optional and will
appear as zero length in some packets.

'eadata'::
Information about extended attributes. This buffer is optional and will
appear as zero length in some packets.

'llog_cookie'::
A log handle.  This buffer is optional and will appear as zero length
in some packets.

'ldlm_request'::
A structure specifying a lock that can be the subject of early lock
cancellation. See <<early-lock-cancellation>>.

'mdt_body'::
Metadata about the resource.

'mdt_md'::
Layout data for the resource. This buffer is optional and will appear
as zero length in some packets.

'acl'::
Access control list data. This buffer is optional and will appear as
zero length in some packets.