LUDOC-296 protocol: remove internal details from descriptions

[doc/protocol.git] / ost_statfs.txt

diff --git a/ost_statfs.txt b/ost_statfs.txt
index 3df95d3..dda2a61 100644 (file)
--- a/ost_statfs.txt
+++ b/ost_statfs.txt
@@ -7,8 +7,7 @@ underlying file system for a given OST. It's form and use are nearly
 identical to the MDS_STATFS RPC. Refer to <<mds-statfs-rpc>> for
 details. The only differences in OST_STATFS are that it has a distinct
 'pb_opc' value, it carries information about an OST (instead of an
-MDT), and it can be generated in this one additional way:  There is a
-regularly scheduled process that 'pings' each OST from each MDT using
-OST_STATFS, so that the MDT can remain current on the available space
-on the OSTs.
+MDT).  The MDT may send regular OST_STATFS RPCs to each OST in order
+to keep its information about free space and utilization updated.
+That allows the MDS to make more optimal file allocation decisions.