[[struct-mdt-body]]
An 'mdt_body' structure conveys information about the metadata for a
-resource.
+single resource, typically an MDT inode.
----
struct mdt_body {
'mbo_fid2' fields will be filled in. If the 'mdt_body' is part of an
RPC affecting or involving only a single resource then 'mbo_fid1' will
designate that resource and 'mbo_fid2' will be cleared (see
-<<file-id>>).
+<<struct-lu-fid>>).
The 'mbo_handle' field indicates the identity of an open file related
to the operation, if any. If there is no lock then it is just 0.
The 'mbo_eadatasize' field gives the size of the extended attributes,
which hold such information as the resource's layout.
-The 'mbo_aclsize' field supports POSIX access control lists (ACLs).
+The 'mbo_aclsize' field indicates the size of the POSIX access control
+lists (ACLs) in bytes.
-The 'mbo_max_mdsize' field
+The 'mbo_max_mdsize' field indicates the maximu size of the file layout,
+as described in <<struct-lov-mds-md>>
-The 'mbo_max_cookiesize' field is unused.
+The 'mbo_max_cookiesize' field is unused since Lustre 2.4. It formerly
+held the maximum permissible size of llog cookies for destroyed OST objectb