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The 'getxattr' VFS method queries extended attribute information for a
-resource given a path ('getxattr()' system call) or FID ('fgetxattr()'
-system call). If provided a path Lustre will go through a path lookup
-first (not shown [fixme: this should be a cross reference]) in order
-to determine the FID for the resource.
+resource.
Lustre maintains extended attribute information on the MDS, and a
single RPC (request and reply) retrieves the information from the
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+See <<ldlm-enqueue.txt>>.
+
*2 - The MDT replies with an LDLM_ENQUEUE with the extended
attributes data.*