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LU-6977 lod: do_index_try should be called first
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@@ -6,13 +6,13 @@
  * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
  * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2 only,
  * as published by the Free Software Foundation.
-
+ *
  * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
  * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
  * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
  * GNU General Public License version 2 for more details.  A copy is
  * included in the COPYING file that accompanied this code.
-
+ *
  * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
  * along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
  * Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307 USA
  * Copyright  2009 Sun Microsystems, Inc. All rights reserved
  * Use is subject to license terms.
  *
- * Copyright (c) 2012, Intel Corporation.
+ * Copyright (c) 2012, 2014, Intel Corporation.
  */
 /*
  * lustre/lod/lod_object.c
  *
+ * This file contains implementations of methods for the OSD API
+ * for the Logical Object Device (LOD) layer, which provides a virtual
+ * local OSD object interface to the MDD layer, and abstracts the
+ * addressing of local (OSD) and remote (OSP) objects. The API is
+ * described in the file lustre/include/dt_object.h and in
+ * lustre/doc/osd-api.txt.
+ *
  * Author: Alex Zhuravlev <alexey.zhuravlev@intel.com>
  */
 
-#ifndef EXPORT_SYMTAB
-# define EXPORT_SYMTAB
-#endif
 #define DEBUG_SUBSYSTEM S_MDS
 
 #include <obd.h>
 #include <lustre_fid.h>
 #include <lustre_param.h>
 #include <lustre_fid.h>
-#include <obd_lov.h>
+#include <lustre_lmv.h>
+#include <md_object.h>
+#include <lustre_linkea.h>
 
 #include "lod_internal.h"
 
-extern cfs_mem_cache_t *lod_object_kmem;
+static const char dot[] = ".";
+static const char dotdot[] = "..";
+
 static const struct dt_body_operations lod_body_lnk_ops;
+static const struct dt_body_operations lod_body_ops;
 
+/**
+ * Implementation of dt_index_operations::dio_lookup
+ *
+ * Used with regular (non-striped) objects.
+ *
+ * \see dt_index_operations::dio_lookup() in the API description for details.
+ */
 static int lod_index_lookup(const struct lu_env *env, struct dt_object *dt,
-                           struct dt_rec *rec, const struct dt_key *key,
-                           struct lustre_capa *capa)
+                           struct dt_rec *rec, const struct dt_key *key)
 {
        struct dt_object *next = dt_object_child(dt);
-       return next->do_index_ops->dio_lookup(env, next, rec, key, capa);
+       return next->do_index_ops->dio_lookup(env, next, rec, key);
 }
 
+/**
+ * Implementation of dt_index_operations::dio_declare_insert.
+ *
+ * Used with regular (non-striped) objects.
+ *
+ * \see dt_index_operations::dio_declare_insert() in the API description
+ * for details.
+ */
 static int lod_declare_index_insert(const struct lu_env *env,
                                    struct dt_object *dt,
                                    const struct dt_rec *rec,
                                    const struct dt_key *key,
-                                   struct thandle *handle)
+                                   struct thandle *th)
 {
-       return dt_declare_insert(env, dt_object_child(dt), rec, key, handle);
+       return lod_sub_object_declare_insert(env, dt_object_child(dt),
+                                            rec, key, th);
 }
 
+/**
+ * Implementation of dt_index_operations::dio_insert.
+ *
+ * Used with regular (non-striped) objects
+ *
+ * \see dt_index_operations::dio_insert() in the API description for details.
+ */
 static int lod_index_insert(const struct lu_env *env,
                            struct dt_object *dt,
                            const struct dt_rec *rec,
                            const struct dt_key *key,
                            struct thandle *th,
-                           struct lustre_capa *capa,
                            int ign)
 {
-       return dt_insert(env, dt_object_child(dt), rec, key, th, capa, ign);
+       return lod_sub_object_index_insert(env, dt_object_child(dt), rec, key,
+                                          th, ign);
 }
 
+/**
+ * Implementation of dt_index_operations::dio_declare_delete.
+ *
+ * Used with regular (non-striped) objects.
+ *
+ * \see dt_index_operations::dio_declare_delete() in the API description
+ * for details.
+ */
 static int lod_declare_index_delete(const struct lu_env *env,
                                    struct dt_object *dt,
                                    const struct dt_key *key,
                                    struct thandle *th)
 {
-       return dt_declare_delete(env, dt_object_child(dt), key, th);
+       return lod_sub_object_declare_delete(env, dt_object_child(dt), key,
+                                            th);
 }
 
+/**
+ * Implementation of dt_index_operations::dio_delete.
+ *
+ * Used with regular (non-striped) objects.
+ *
+ * \see dt_index_operations::dio_delete() in the API description for details.
+ */
 static int lod_index_delete(const struct lu_env *env,
                            struct dt_object *dt,
                            const struct dt_key *key,
-                           struct thandle *th,
-                           struct lustre_capa *capa)
+                           struct thandle *th)
 {
-       return dt_delete(env, dt_object_child(dt), key, th, capa);
+       return lod_sub_object_delete(env, dt_object_child(dt), key, th);
 }
 
+/**
+ * Implementation of dt_it_ops::init.
+ *
+ * Used with regular (non-striped) objects.
+ *
+ * \see dt_it_ops::init() in the API description for details.
+ */
 static struct dt_it *lod_it_init(const struct lu_env *env,
-                                struct dt_object *dt, __u32 attr,
-                                struct lustre_capa *capa)
+                                struct dt_object *dt, __u32 attr)
 {
        struct dt_object        *next = dt_object_child(dt);
        struct lod_it           *it = &lod_env_info(env)->lti_it;
        struct dt_it            *it_next;
 
-
-       it_next = next->do_index_ops->dio_it.init(env, next, attr, capa);
+       it_next = next->do_index_ops->dio_it.init(env, next, attr);
        if (IS_ERR(it_next))
                return it_next;
 
@@ -123,14 +174,19 @@ static struct dt_it *lod_it_init(const struct lu_env *env,
 }
 
 #define LOD_CHECK_IT(env, it)                                  \
-{                                                              \
-       /* IT is supposed to be in thread info always */        \
-       LASSERT((it) == &lod_env_info(env)->lti_it);            \
+do {                                                           \
        LASSERT((it)->lit_obj != NULL);                         \
        LASSERT((it)->lit_it != NULL);                          \
-} while(0)
+} while (0)
 
-void lod_it_fini(const struct lu_env *env, struct dt_it *di)
+/**
+ * Implementation of dt_index_operations::dio_it.fini.
+ *
+ * Used with regular (non-striped) objects.
+ *
+ * \see dt_index_operations::dio_it.fini() in the API description for details.
+ */
+static void lod_it_fini(const struct lu_env *env, struct dt_it *di)
 {
        struct lod_it *it = (struct lod_it *)di;
 
@@ -142,8 +198,15 @@ void lod_it_fini(const struct lu_env *env, struct dt_it *di)
        it->lit_it = NULL;
 }
 
-int lod_it_get(const struct lu_env *env, struct dt_it *di,
-              const struct dt_key *key)
+/**
+ * Implementation of dt_it_ops::get.
+ *
+ * Used with regular (non-striped) objects.
+ *
+ * \see dt_it_ops::get() in the API description for details.
+ */
+static int lod_it_get(const struct lu_env *env, struct dt_it *di,
+                     const struct dt_key *key)
 {
        const struct lod_it *it = (const struct lod_it *)di;
 
@@ -151,7 +214,14 @@ int lod_it_get(const struct lu_env *env, struct dt_it *di,
        return it->lit_obj->do_index_ops->dio_it.get(env, it->lit_it, key);
 }
 
-void lod_it_put(const struct lu_env *env, struct dt_it *di)
+/**
+ * Implementation of dt_it_ops::put.
+ *
+ * Used with regular (non-striped) objects.
+ *
+ * \see dt_it_ops::put() in the API description for details.
+ */
+static void lod_it_put(const struct lu_env *env, struct dt_it *di)
 {
        struct lod_it *it = (struct lod_it *)di;
 
@@ -159,7 +229,14 @@ void lod_it_put(const struct lu_env *env, struct dt_it *di)
        return it->lit_obj->do_index_ops->dio_it.put(env, it->lit_it);
 }
 
-int lod_it_next(const struct lu_env *env, struct dt_it *di)
+/**
+ * Implementation of dt_it_ops::next.
+ *
+ * Used with regular (non-striped) objects
+ *
+ * \see dt_it_ops::next() in the API description for details.
+ */
+static int lod_it_next(const struct lu_env *env, struct dt_it *di)
 {
        struct lod_it *it = (struct lod_it *)di;
 
@@ -167,7 +244,15 @@ int lod_it_next(const struct lu_env *env, struct dt_it *di)
        return it->lit_obj->do_index_ops->dio_it.next(env, it->lit_it);
 }
 
-struct dt_key *lod_it_key(const struct lu_env *env, const struct dt_it *di)
+/**
+ * Implementation of dt_it_ops::key.
+ *
+ * Used with regular (non-striped) objects.
+ *
+ * \see dt_it_ops::key() in the API description for details.
+ */
+static struct dt_key *lod_it_key(const struct lu_env *env,
+                                const struct dt_it *di)
 {
        const struct lod_it *it = (const struct lod_it *)di;
 
@@ -175,7 +260,14 @@ struct dt_key *lod_it_key(const struct lu_env *env, const struct dt_it *di)
        return it->lit_obj->do_index_ops->dio_it.key(env, it->lit_it);
 }
 
-int lod_it_key_size(const struct lu_env *env, const struct dt_it *di)
+/**
+ * Implementation of dt_it_ops::key_size.
+ *
+ * Used with regular (non-striped) objects.
+ *
+ * \see dt_it_ops::key_size() in the API description for details.
+ */
+static int lod_it_key_size(const struct lu_env *env, const struct dt_it *di)
 {
        struct lod_it *it = (struct lod_it *)di;
 
@@ -183,16 +275,48 @@ int lod_it_key_size(const struct lu_env *env, const struct dt_it *di)
        return it->lit_obj->do_index_ops->dio_it.key_size(env, it->lit_it);
 }
 
-int lod_it_rec(const struct lu_env *env, const struct dt_it *di,
-              struct dt_rec *rec, __u32 attr)
+/**
+ * Implementation of dt_it_ops::rec.
+ *
+ * Used with regular (non-striped) objects.
+ *
+ * \see dt_it_ops::rec() in the API description for details.
+ */
+static int lod_it_rec(const struct lu_env *env, const struct dt_it *di,
+                     struct dt_rec *rec, __u32 attr)
+{
+       const struct lod_it *it = (const struct lod_it *)di;
+
+       LOD_CHECK_IT(env, it);
+       return it->lit_obj->do_index_ops->dio_it.rec(env, it->lit_it, rec,
+                                                    attr);
+}
+
+/**
+ * Implementation of dt_it_ops::rec_size.
+ *
+ * Used with regular (non-striped) objects.
+ *
+ * \see dt_it_ops::rec_size() in the API description for details.
+ */
+static int lod_it_rec_size(const struct lu_env *env, const struct dt_it *di,
+                          __u32 attr)
 {
        const struct lod_it *it = (const struct lod_it *)di;
 
        LOD_CHECK_IT(env, it);
-       return it->lit_obj->do_index_ops->dio_it.rec(env, it->lit_it, rec, attr);
+       return it->lit_obj->do_index_ops->dio_it.rec_size(env, it->lit_it,
+                                                         attr);
 }
 
-__u64 lod_it_store(const struct lu_env *env, const struct dt_it *di)
+/**
+ * Implementation of dt_it_ops::store.
+ *
+ * Used with regular (non-striped) objects.
+ *
+ * \see dt_it_ops::store() in the API description for details.
+ */
+static __u64 lod_it_store(const struct lu_env *env, const struct dt_it *di)
 {
        const struct lod_it *it = (const struct lod_it *)di;
 
@@ -200,7 +324,15 @@ __u64 lod_it_store(const struct lu_env *env, const struct dt_it *di)
        return it->lit_obj->do_index_ops->dio_it.store(env, it->lit_it);
 }
 
-int lod_it_load(const struct lu_env *env, const struct dt_it *di, __u64 hash)
+/**
+ * Implementation of dt_it_ops::load.
+ *
+ * Used with regular (non-striped) objects.
+ *
+ * \see dt_it_ops::load() in the API description for details.
+ */
+static int lod_it_load(const struct lu_env *env, const struct dt_it *di,
+                      __u64 hash)
 {
        const struct lod_it *it = (const struct lod_it *)di;
 
@@ -208,13 +340,21 @@ int lod_it_load(const struct lu_env *env, const struct dt_it *di, __u64 hash)
        return it->lit_obj->do_index_ops->dio_it.load(env, it->lit_it, hash);
 }
 
-int lod_it_key_rec(const struct lu_env *env, const struct dt_it *di,
-                  void* key_rec)
+/**
+ * Implementation of dt_it_ops::key_rec.
+ *
+ * Used with regular (non-striped) objects.
+ *
+ * \see dt_it_ops::rec() in the API description for details.
+ */
+static int lod_it_key_rec(const struct lu_env *env, const struct dt_it *di,
+                         void *key_rec)
 {
        const struct lod_it *it = (const struct lod_it *)di;
 
        LOD_CHECK_IT(env, it);
-       return it->lit_obj->do_index_ops->dio_it.key_rec(env, it->lit_it, key_rec);
+       return it->lit_obj->do_index_ops->dio_it.key_rec(env, it->lit_it,
+                                                        key_rec);
 }
 
 static struct dt_index_operations lod_index_ops = {
@@ -232,191 +372,1796 @@ static struct dt_index_operations lod_index_ops = {
                .key            = lod_it_key,
                .key_size       = lod_it_key_size,
                .rec            = lod_it_rec,
+               .rec_size       = lod_it_rec_size,
                .store          = lod_it_store,
                .load           = lod_it_load,
                .key_rec        = lod_it_key_rec,
        }
 };
 
-static void lod_object_read_lock(const struct lu_env *env,
-                                struct dt_object *dt, unsigned role)
+/**
+ * Implementation of dt_it_ops::init.
+ *
+ * Used with striped objects. Internally just initializes the iterator
+ * on the first stripe.
+ *
+ * \see dt_it_ops::init() in the API description for details.
+ */
+static struct dt_it *lod_striped_it_init(const struct lu_env *env,
+                                        struct dt_object *dt, __u32 attr)
 {
-       dt_read_lock(env, dt_object_child(dt), role);
-}
+       struct lod_object       *lo = lod_dt_obj(dt);
+       struct dt_object        *next;
+       struct lod_it           *it = &lod_env_info(env)->lti_it;
+       struct dt_it            *it_next;
+       ENTRY;
 
-static void lod_object_write_lock(const struct lu_env *env,
-                                 struct dt_object *dt, unsigned role)
-{
-       dt_write_lock(env, dt_object_child(dt), role);
-}
+       LASSERT(lo->ldo_stripenr > 0);
+       next = lo->ldo_stripe[0];
+       LASSERT(next != NULL);
+       LASSERT(next->do_index_ops != NULL);
 
-static void lod_object_read_unlock(const struct lu_env *env,
-                                  struct dt_object *dt)
-{
-       dt_read_unlock(env, dt_object_child(dt));
+       it_next = next->do_index_ops->dio_it.init(env, next, attr);
+       if (IS_ERR(it_next))
+               return it_next;
+
+       /* currently we do not use more than one iterator per thread
+        * so we store it in thread info. if at some point we need
+        * more active iterators in a single thread, we can allocate
+        * additional ones */
+       LASSERT(it->lit_obj == NULL);
+
+       it->lit_stripe_index = 0;
+       it->lit_attr = attr;
+       it->lit_it = it_next;
+       it->lit_obj = dt;
+
+       return (struct dt_it *)it;
 }
 
-static void lod_object_write_unlock(const struct lu_env *env,
-                                   struct dt_object *dt)
+#define LOD_CHECK_STRIPED_IT(env, it, lo)                      \
+do {                                                           \
+       LASSERT((it)->lit_obj != NULL);                         \
+       LASSERT((it)->lit_it != NULL);                          \
+       LASSERT((lo)->ldo_stripenr > 0);                        \
+       LASSERT((it)->lit_stripe_index < (lo)->ldo_stripenr);   \
+} while (0)
+
+/**
+ * Implementation of dt_it_ops::fini.
+ *
+ * Used with striped objects.
+ *
+ * \see dt_it_ops::fini() in the API description for details.
+ */
+static void lod_striped_it_fini(const struct lu_env *env, struct dt_it *di)
 {
-       dt_write_unlock(env, dt_object_child(dt));
+       struct lod_it           *it = (struct lod_it *)di;
+       struct lod_object       *lo = lod_dt_obj(it->lit_obj);
+       struct dt_object        *next;
+
+       /* If lit_it == NULL, then it means the sub_it has been finished,
+        * which only happens in failure cases, see lod_striped_it_next() */
+       if (it->lit_it != NULL) {
+               LOD_CHECK_STRIPED_IT(env, it, lo);
+
+               next = lo->ldo_stripe[it->lit_stripe_index];
+               LASSERT(next != NULL);
+               LASSERT(next->do_index_ops != NULL);
+
+               next->do_index_ops->dio_it.fini(env, it->lit_it);
+       }
+
+       /* the iterator not in use any more */
+       it->lit_obj = NULL;
+       it->lit_it = NULL;
+       it->lit_stripe_index = 0;
 }
 
-static int lod_object_write_locked(const struct lu_env *env,
-                                  struct dt_object *dt)
+/**
+ * Implementation of dt_it_ops::get.
+ *
+ * Right now it's not used widely, only to reset the iterator to the
+ * initial position. It should be possible to implement a full version
+ * which chooses a correct stripe to be able to position with any key.
+ *
+ * \see dt_it_ops::get() in the API description for details.
+ */
+static int lod_striped_it_get(const struct lu_env *env, struct dt_it *di,
+                             const struct dt_key *key)
 {
-       return dt_write_locked(env, dt_object_child(dt));
+       const struct lod_it     *it = (const struct lod_it *)di;
+       struct lod_object       *lo = lod_dt_obj(it->lit_obj);
+       struct dt_object        *next;
+       ENTRY;
+
+       LOD_CHECK_STRIPED_IT(env, it, lo);
+
+       next = lo->ldo_stripe[it->lit_stripe_index];
+       LASSERT(next != NULL);
+       LASSERT(next->do_index_ops != NULL);
+
+       return next->do_index_ops->dio_it.get(env, it->lit_it, key);
 }
 
-static int lod_attr_get(const struct lu_env *env,
-                       struct dt_object *dt,
-                       struct lu_attr *attr,
-                       struct lustre_capa *capa)
+/**
+ * Implementation of dt_it_ops::put.
+ *
+ * Used with striped objects.
+ *
+ * \see dt_it_ops::put() in the API description for details.
+ */
+static void lod_striped_it_put(const struct lu_env *env, struct dt_it *di)
 {
-       return dt_attr_get(env, dt_object_child(dt), attr, capa);
+       struct lod_it           *it = (struct lod_it *)di;
+       struct lod_object       *lo = lod_dt_obj(it->lit_obj);
+       struct dt_object        *next;
+
+       LOD_CHECK_STRIPED_IT(env, it, lo);
+
+       next = lo->ldo_stripe[it->lit_stripe_index];
+       LASSERT(next != NULL);
+       LASSERT(next->do_index_ops != NULL);
+
+       return next->do_index_ops->dio_it.put(env, it->lit_it);
 }
 
-static int lod_declare_attr_set(const struct lu_env *env,
-                               struct dt_object *dt,
-                               const struct lu_attr *attr,
-                               struct thandle *handle)
+/**
+ * Implementation of dt_it_ops::next.
+ *
+ * Used with striped objects. When the end of the current stripe is
+ * reached, the method takes the next stripe's iterator.
+ *
+ * \see dt_it_ops::next() in the API description for details.
+ */
+static int lod_striped_it_next(const struct lu_env *env, struct dt_it *di)
 {
-       struct dt_object  *next = dt_object_child(dt);
-       struct lod_object *lo = lod_dt_obj(dt);
-       int                rc, i;
+       struct lod_it           *it = (struct lod_it *)di;
+       struct lod_object       *lo = lod_dt_obj(it->lit_obj);
+       struct dt_object        *next;
+       struct dt_it            *it_next;
+       int                     rc;
        ENTRY;
 
-       /*
-        * declare setattr on the local object
-        */
-       rc = dt_declare_attr_set(env, next, attr, handle);
-       if (rc)
+       LOD_CHECK_STRIPED_IT(env, it, lo);
+
+       next = lo->ldo_stripe[it->lit_stripe_index];
+       LASSERT(next != NULL);
+       LASSERT(next->do_index_ops != NULL);
+again:
+       rc = next->do_index_ops->dio_it.next(env, it->lit_it);
+       if (rc < 0)
                RETURN(rc);
 
-       /*
-        * load striping information, notice we don't do this when object
-        * is being initialized as we don't need this information till
-        * few specific cases like destroy, chown
-        */
-       rc = lod_load_striping(env, lo);
-       if (rc)
+       if (rc == 0 && it->lit_stripe_index == 0)
                RETURN(rc);
 
-       /*
-        * if object is striped declare changes on the stripes
-        */
-       LASSERT(lo->ldo_stripe || lo->ldo_stripenr == 0);
-       for (i = 0; i < lo->ldo_stripenr; i++) {
-               LASSERT(lo->ldo_stripe[i]);
-               rc = dt_declare_attr_set(env, lo->ldo_stripe[i], attr, handle);
-               if (rc) {
-                       CERROR("failed declaration: %d\n", rc);
-                       break;
-               }
-       }
+       if (rc == 0 && it->lit_stripe_index > 0) {
+               struct lu_dirent *ent;
 
-       RETURN(rc);
-}
+               ent = (struct lu_dirent *)lod_env_info(env)->lti_key;
 
-static int lod_attr_set(const struct lu_env *env,
-                       struct dt_object *dt,
-                       const struct lu_attr *attr,
-                       struct thandle *handle,
-                       struct lustre_capa *capa)
-{
-       struct dt_object  *next = dt_object_child(dt);
-       struct lod_object *lo = lod_dt_obj(dt);
-       int                rc, i;
-       ENTRY;
+               rc = next->do_index_ops->dio_it.rec(env, it->lit_it,
+                                                   (struct dt_rec *)ent,
+                                                   it->lit_attr);
+               if (rc != 0)
+                       RETURN(rc);
 
-       /*
-        * apply changes to the local object
-        */
-       rc = dt_attr_set(env, next, attr, handle, capa);
-       if (rc)
-               RETURN(rc);
+               /* skip . and .. for slave stripe */
+               if ((strncmp(ent->lde_name, ".",
+                            le16_to_cpu(ent->lde_namelen)) == 0 &&
+                    le16_to_cpu(ent->lde_namelen) == 1) ||
+                   (strncmp(ent->lde_name, "..",
+                            le16_to_cpu(ent->lde_namelen)) == 0 &&
+                    le16_to_cpu(ent->lde_namelen) == 2))
+                       goto again;
 
-       /*
-        * if object is striped, apply changes to all the stripes
-        */
-       LASSERT(lo->ldo_stripe || lo->ldo_stripenr == 0);
-       for (i = 0; i < lo->ldo_stripenr; i++) {
-               LASSERT(lo->ldo_stripe[i]);
-               rc = dt_attr_set(env, lo->ldo_stripe[i], attr, handle, capa);
-               if (rc) {
-                       CERROR("failed declaration: %d\n", rc);
-                       break;
-               }
+               RETURN(rc);
        }
 
-       RETURN(rc);
-}
+       /* go to next stripe */
+       if (it->lit_stripe_index + 1 >= lo->ldo_stripenr)
+               RETURN(1);
 
-static int lod_xattr_get(const struct lu_env *env, struct dt_object *dt,
-                        struct lu_buf *buf, const char *name,
-                        struct lustre_capa *capa)
-{
-       struct lod_thread_info  *info = lod_env_info(env);
-       struct lod_device       *dev = lu2lod_dev(dt->do_lu.lo_dev);
-       int                      rc, is_root;
-       ENTRY;
+       it->lit_stripe_index++;
 
-       rc = dt_xattr_get(env, dt_object_child(dt), buf, name, capa);
-       if (rc != -ENODATA || !S_ISDIR(dt->do_lu.lo_header->loh_attr & S_IFMT))
-               RETURN(rc);
+       next->do_index_ops->dio_it.put(env, it->lit_it);
+       next->do_index_ops->dio_it.fini(env, it->lit_it);
+       it->lit_it = NULL;
 
-       /*
-        * lod returns default striping on the real root of the device
-        * this is like the root stores default striping for the whole
-        * filesystem. historically we've been using a different approach
-        * and store it in the config.
-        */
-       dt_root_get(env, dev->lod_child, &info->lti_fid);
-       is_root = lu_fid_eq(&info->lti_fid, lu_object_fid(&dt->do_lu));
+       next = lo->ldo_stripe[it->lit_stripe_index];
+       LASSERT(next != NULL);
+       rc = next->do_ops->do_index_try(env, next, &dt_directory_features);
+       if (rc != 0)
+               RETURN(rc);
 
-       if (is_root && strcmp(XATTR_NAME_LOV, name) == 0) {
-               struct lov_user_md *lum = buf->lb_buf;
-               struct lov_desc    *desc = &dev->lod_desc;
+       LASSERT(next->do_index_ops != NULL);
 
-               if (buf->lb_buf == NULL) {
-                       rc = sizeof(struct lov_user_md_v1);
-               } else if (buf->lb_len >= sizeof(struct lov_user_md_v1)) {
-                       lum->lmm_magic = LOV_USER_MAGIC_V1;
-                       lum->lmm_object_seq = FID_SEQ_LOV_DEFAULT;
-                       lum->lmm_pattern = desc->ld_pattern;
-                       lum->lmm_stripe_size = desc->ld_default_stripe_size;
-                       lum->lmm_stripe_count = desc->ld_default_stripe_count;
-                       lum->lmm_stripe_offset = desc->ld_default_stripe_offset;
-                       rc = sizeof(struct lov_user_md_v1);
-               } else {
-                       rc = -ERANGE;
-               }
+       it_next = next->do_index_ops->dio_it.init(env, next, it->lit_attr);
+       if (!IS_ERR(it_next)) {
+               it->lit_it = it_next;
+               goto again;
+       } else {
+               rc = PTR_ERR(it_next);
        }
 
        RETURN(rc);
 }
 
-/*
- * LOV xattr is a storage for striping, and LOD owns this xattr.
- * but LOD allows others to control striping to some extent
- * - to reset strping
- * - to set new defined striping
- * - to set new semi-defined striping
- *   - number of stripes is defined
- *   - number of stripes + osts are defined
- *   - ??
+/**
+ * Implementation of dt_it_ops::key.
+ *
+ * Used with striped objects.
+ *
+ * \see dt_it_ops::key() in the API description for details.
  */
-static int lod_declare_xattr_set(const struct lu_env *env,
-                                struct dt_object *dt,
-                                const struct lu_buf *buf,
-                                const char *name, int fl,
-                                struct thandle *th)
+static struct dt_key *lod_striped_it_key(const struct lu_env *env,
+                                        const struct dt_it *di)
 {
-       struct dt_object *next = dt_object_child(dt);
-       struct lu_attr   *attr = &lod_env_info(env)->lti_attr;
-       __u32             mode;
-       int               rc;
-       ENTRY;
+       const struct lod_it     *it = (const struct lod_it *)di;
+       struct lod_object       *lo = lod_dt_obj(it->lit_obj);
+       struct dt_object        *next;
+
+       LOD_CHECK_STRIPED_IT(env, it, lo);
+
+       next = lo->ldo_stripe[it->lit_stripe_index];
+       LASSERT(next != NULL);
+       LASSERT(next->do_index_ops != NULL);
+
+       return next->do_index_ops->dio_it.key(env, it->lit_it);
+}
+
+/**
+ * Implementation of dt_it_ops::key_size.
+ *
+ * Used with striped objects.
+ *
+ * \see dt_it_ops::size() in the API description for details.
+ */
+static int lod_striped_it_key_size(const struct lu_env *env,
+                                  const struct dt_it *di)
+{
+       struct lod_it           *it = (struct lod_it *)di;
+       struct lod_object       *lo = lod_dt_obj(it->lit_obj);
+       struct dt_object        *next;
+
+       LOD_CHECK_STRIPED_IT(env, it, lo);
+
+       next = lo->ldo_stripe[it->lit_stripe_index];
+       LASSERT(next != NULL);
+       LASSERT(next->do_index_ops != NULL);
+
+       return next->do_index_ops->dio_it.key_size(env, it->lit_it);
+}
+
+/**
+ * Implementation of dt_it_ops::rec.
+ *
+ * Used with striped objects.
+ *
+ * \see dt_it_ops::rec() in the API description for details.
+ */
+static int lod_striped_it_rec(const struct lu_env *env, const struct dt_it *di,
+                             struct dt_rec *rec, __u32 attr)
+{
+       const struct lod_it     *it = (const struct lod_it *)di;
+       struct lod_object       *lo = lod_dt_obj(it->lit_obj);
+       struct dt_object        *next;
+
+       LOD_CHECK_STRIPED_IT(env, it, lo);
+
+       next = lo->ldo_stripe[it->lit_stripe_index];
+       LASSERT(next != NULL);
+       LASSERT(next->do_index_ops != NULL);
+
+       return next->do_index_ops->dio_it.rec(env, it->lit_it, rec, attr);
+}
+
+/**
+ * Implementation of dt_it_ops::rec_size.
+ *
+ * Used with striped objects.
+ *
+ * \see dt_it_ops::rec_size() in the API description for details.
+ */
+static int lod_striped_it_rec_size(const struct lu_env *env,
+                                  const struct dt_it *di, __u32 attr)
+{
+       struct lod_it           *it = (struct lod_it *)di;
+       struct lod_object       *lo = lod_dt_obj(it->lit_obj);
+       struct dt_object        *next;
+
+       LOD_CHECK_STRIPED_IT(env, it, lo);
+
+       next = lo->ldo_stripe[it->lit_stripe_index];
+       LASSERT(next != NULL);
+       LASSERT(next->do_index_ops != NULL);
+
+       return next->do_index_ops->dio_it.rec_size(env, it->lit_it, attr);
+}
+
+/**
+ * Implementation of dt_it_ops::store.
+ *
+ * Used with striped objects.
+ *
+ * \see dt_it_ops::store() in the API description for details.
+ */
+static __u64 lod_striped_it_store(const struct lu_env *env,
+                                 const struct dt_it *di)
+{
+       const struct lod_it     *it = (const struct lod_it *)di;
+       struct lod_object       *lo = lod_dt_obj(it->lit_obj);
+       struct dt_object        *next;
+
+       LOD_CHECK_STRIPED_IT(env, it, lo);
+
+       next = lo->ldo_stripe[it->lit_stripe_index];
+       LASSERT(next != NULL);
+       LASSERT(next->do_index_ops != NULL);
+
+       return next->do_index_ops->dio_it.store(env, it->lit_it);
+}
+
+/**
+ * Implementation of dt_it_ops::load.
+ *
+ * Used with striped objects.
+ *
+ * \see dt_it_ops::load() in the API description for details.
+ */
+static int lod_striped_it_load(const struct lu_env *env,
+                              const struct dt_it *di, __u64 hash)
+{
+       const struct lod_it     *it = (const struct lod_it *)di;
+       struct lod_object       *lo = lod_dt_obj(it->lit_obj);
+       struct dt_object        *next;
+
+       LOD_CHECK_STRIPED_IT(env, it, lo);
+
+       next = lo->ldo_stripe[it->lit_stripe_index];
+       LASSERT(next != NULL);
+       LASSERT(next->do_index_ops != NULL);
+
+       return next->do_index_ops->dio_it.load(env, it->lit_it, hash);
+}
+
+static struct dt_index_operations lod_striped_index_ops = {
+       .dio_lookup             = lod_index_lookup,
+       .dio_declare_insert     = lod_declare_index_insert,
+       .dio_insert             = lod_index_insert,
+       .dio_declare_delete     = lod_declare_index_delete,
+       .dio_delete             = lod_index_delete,
+       .dio_it = {
+               .init           = lod_striped_it_init,
+               .fini           = lod_striped_it_fini,
+               .get            = lod_striped_it_get,
+               .put            = lod_striped_it_put,
+               .next           = lod_striped_it_next,
+               .key            = lod_striped_it_key,
+               .key_size       = lod_striped_it_key_size,
+               .rec            = lod_striped_it_rec,
+               .rec_size       = lod_striped_it_rec_size,
+               .store          = lod_striped_it_store,
+               .load           = lod_striped_it_load,
+       }
+};
+
+/**
+ * Append the FID for each shard of the striped directory after the
+ * given LMV EA header.
+ *
+ * To simplify striped directory and the consistency verification,
+ * we only store the LMV EA header on disk, for both master object
+ * and slave objects. When someone wants to know the whole LMV EA,
+ * such as client readdir(), we can build the entrie LMV EA on the
+ * MDT side (in RAM) via iterating the sub-directory entries that
+ * are contained in the master object of the stripe directory.
+ *
+ * For the master object of the striped directroy, the valid name
+ * for each shard is composed of the ${shard_FID}:${shard_idx}.
+ *
+ * There may be holes in the LMV EA if some shards' name entries
+ * are corrupted or lost.
+ *
+ * \param[in] env      pointer to the thread context
+ * \param[in] lo       pointer to the master object of the striped directory
+ * \param[in] buf      pointer to the lu_buf which will hold the LMV EA
+ * \param[in] resize   whether re-allocate the buffer if it is not big enough
+ *
+ * \retval             positive size of the LMV EA
+ * \retval             0 for nothing to be loaded
+ * \retval             negative error number on failure
+ */
+int lod_load_lmv_shards(const struct lu_env *env, struct lod_object *lo,
+                       struct lu_buf *buf, bool resize)
+{
+       struct lu_dirent        *ent    =
+                       (struct lu_dirent *)lod_env_info(env)->lti_key;
+       struct lod_device       *lod    = lu2lod_dev(lo->ldo_obj.do_lu.lo_dev);
+       struct dt_object        *obj    = dt_object_child(&lo->ldo_obj);
+       struct lmv_mds_md_v1    *lmv1   = buf->lb_buf;
+       struct dt_it            *it;
+       const struct dt_it_ops  *iops;
+       __u32                    stripes;
+       __u32                    magic  = le32_to_cpu(lmv1->lmv_magic);
+       size_t                   lmv1_size;
+       int                      rc;
+       ENTRY;
+
+       /* If it is not a striped directory, then load nothing. */
+       if (magic != LMV_MAGIC_V1)
+               RETURN(0);
+
+       /* If it is in migration (or failure), then load nothing. */
+       if (le32_to_cpu(lmv1->lmv_hash_type) & LMV_HASH_FLAG_MIGRATION)
+               RETURN(0);
+
+       stripes = le32_to_cpu(lmv1->lmv_stripe_count);
+       if (stripes < 1)
+               RETURN(0);
+
+       rc = lmv_mds_md_size(stripes, magic);
+       if (rc < 0)
+               RETURN(rc);
+       lmv1_size = rc;
+       if (buf->lb_len < lmv1_size) {
+               struct lu_buf tbuf;
+
+               if (!resize)
+                       RETURN(-ERANGE);
+
+               tbuf = *buf;
+               buf->lb_buf = NULL;
+               buf->lb_len = 0;
+               lu_buf_alloc(buf, lmv1_size);
+               lmv1 = buf->lb_buf;
+               if (lmv1 == NULL)
+                       RETURN(-ENOMEM);
+
+               memcpy(buf->lb_buf, tbuf.lb_buf, tbuf.lb_len);
+       }
+
+       if (unlikely(!dt_try_as_dir(env, obj)))
+               RETURN(-ENOTDIR);
+
+       memset(&lmv1->lmv_stripe_fids[0], 0, stripes * sizeof(struct lu_fid));
+       iops = &obj->do_index_ops->dio_it;
+       it = iops->init(env, obj, LUDA_64BITHASH);
+       if (IS_ERR(it))
+               RETURN(PTR_ERR(it));
+
+       rc = iops->load(env, it, 0);
+       if (rc == 0)
+               rc = iops->next(env, it);
+       else if (rc > 0)
+               rc = 0;
+
+       while (rc == 0) {
+               char             name[FID_LEN + 2] = "";
+               struct lu_fid    fid;
+               __u32            index;
+               int              len;
+
+               rc = iops->rec(env, it, (struct dt_rec *)ent, LUDA_64BITHASH);
+               if (rc != 0)
+                       break;
+
+               rc = -EIO;
+
+               fid_le_to_cpu(&fid, &ent->lde_fid);
+               ent->lde_namelen = le16_to_cpu(ent->lde_namelen);
+               if (ent->lde_name[0] == '.') {
+                       if (ent->lde_namelen == 1)
+                               goto next;
+
+                       if (ent->lde_namelen == 2 && ent->lde_name[1] == '.')
+                               goto next;
+               }
+
+               len = snprintf(name, sizeof(name),
+                              DFID":", PFID(&ent->lde_fid));
+               /* The ent->lde_name is composed of ${FID}:${index} */
+               if (ent->lde_namelen < len + 1 ||
+                   memcmp(ent->lde_name, name, len) != 0) {
+                       CDEBUG(lod->lod_lmv_failout ? D_ERROR : D_INFO,
+                              "%s: invalid shard name %.*s with the FID "DFID
+                              " for the striped directory "DFID", %s\n",
+                              lod2obd(lod)->obd_name, ent->lde_namelen,
+                              ent->lde_name, PFID(&fid),
+                              PFID(lu_object_fid(&obj->do_lu)),
+                              lod->lod_lmv_failout ? "failout" : "skip");
+
+                       if (lod->lod_lmv_failout)
+                               break;
+
+                       goto next;
+               }
+
+               index = 0;
+               do {
+                       if (ent->lde_name[len] < '0' ||
+                           ent->lde_name[len] > '9') {
+                               CDEBUG(lod->lod_lmv_failout ? D_ERROR : D_INFO,
+                                      "%s: invalid shard name %.*s with the "
+                                      "FID "DFID" for the striped directory "
+                                      DFID", %s\n",
+                                      lod2obd(lod)->obd_name, ent->lde_namelen,
+                                      ent->lde_name, PFID(&fid),
+                                      PFID(lu_object_fid(&obj->do_lu)),
+                                      lod->lod_lmv_failout ?
+                                      "failout" : "skip");
+
+                               if (lod->lod_lmv_failout)
+                                       break;
+
+                               goto next;
+                       }
+
+                       index = index * 10 + ent->lde_name[len++] - '0';
+               } while (len < ent->lde_namelen);
+
+               if (len == ent->lde_namelen) {
+                       /* Out of LMV EA range. */
+                       if (index >= stripes) {
+                               CERROR("%s: the shard %.*s for the striped "
+                                      "directory "DFID" is out of the known "
+                                      "LMV EA range [0 - %u], failout\n",
+                                      lod2obd(lod)->obd_name, ent->lde_namelen,
+                                      ent->lde_name,
+                                      PFID(lu_object_fid(&obj->do_lu)),
+                                      stripes - 1);
+
+                               break;
+                       }
+
+                       /* The slot has been occupied. */
+                       if (!fid_is_zero(&lmv1->lmv_stripe_fids[index])) {
+                               struct lu_fid fid0;
+
+                               fid_le_to_cpu(&fid0,
+                                       &lmv1->lmv_stripe_fids[index]);
+                               CERROR("%s: both the shard "DFID" and "DFID
+                                      " for the striped directory "DFID
+                                      " claim the same LMV EA slot at the "
+                                      "index %d, failout\n",
+                                      lod2obd(lod)->obd_name,
+                                      PFID(&fid0), PFID(&fid),
+                                      PFID(lu_object_fid(&obj->do_lu)), index);
+
+                               break;
+                       }
+
+                       /* stored as LE mode */
+                       lmv1->lmv_stripe_fids[index] = ent->lde_fid;
+
+next:
+                       rc = iops->next(env, it);
+               }
+       }
+
+       iops->put(env, it);
+       iops->fini(env, it);
+
+       RETURN(rc > 0 ? lmv_mds_md_size(stripes, magic) : rc);
+}
+
+/**
+ * Implementation of dt_object_operations::do_index_try.
+ *
+ * \see dt_object_operations::do_index_try() in the API description for details.
+ */
+static int lod_index_try(const struct lu_env *env, struct dt_object *dt,
+                        const struct dt_index_features *feat)
+{
+       struct lod_object       *lo = lod_dt_obj(dt);
+       struct dt_object        *next = dt_object_child(dt);
+       int                     rc;
+       ENTRY;
+
+       LASSERT(next->do_ops);
+       LASSERT(next->do_ops->do_index_try);
+
+       rc = lod_load_striping_locked(env, lo);
+       if (rc != 0)
+               RETURN(rc);
+
+       rc = next->do_ops->do_index_try(env, next, feat);
+       if (rc != 0)
+               RETURN(rc);
+
+       if (lo->ldo_stripenr > 0) {
+               int i;
+
+               for (i = 0; i < lo->ldo_stripenr; i++) {
+                       if (dt_object_exists(lo->ldo_stripe[i]) == 0)
+                               continue;
+                       rc = lo->ldo_stripe[i]->do_ops->do_index_try(env,
+                                               lo->ldo_stripe[i], feat);
+                       if (rc != 0)
+                               RETURN(rc);
+               }
+               dt->do_index_ops = &lod_striped_index_ops;
+       } else {
+               dt->do_index_ops = &lod_index_ops;
+       }
+
+       RETURN(rc);
+}
+
+/**
+ * Implementation of dt_object_operations::do_read_lock.
+ *
+ * \see dt_object_operations::do_read_lock() in the API description for details.
+ */
+static void lod_object_read_lock(const struct lu_env *env,
+                                struct dt_object *dt, unsigned role)
+{
+       dt_read_lock(env, dt_object_child(dt), role);
+}
+
+/**
+ * Implementation of dt_object_operations::do_write_lock.
+ *
+ * \see dt_object_operations::do_write_lock() in the API description for
+ * details.
+ */
+static void lod_object_write_lock(const struct lu_env *env,
+                                 struct dt_object *dt, unsigned role)
+{
+       dt_write_lock(env, dt_object_child(dt), role);
+}
+
+/**
+ * Implementation of dt_object_operations::do_read_unlock.
+ *
+ * \see dt_object_operations::do_read_unlock() in the API description for
+ * details.
+ */
+static void lod_object_read_unlock(const struct lu_env *env,
+                                  struct dt_object *dt)
+{
+       dt_read_unlock(env, dt_object_child(dt));
+}
+
+/**
+ * Implementation of dt_object_operations::do_write_unlock.
+ *
+ * \see dt_object_operations::do_write_unlock() in the API description for
+ * details.
+ */
+static void lod_object_write_unlock(const struct lu_env *env,
+                                   struct dt_object *dt)
+{
+       dt_write_unlock(env, dt_object_child(dt));
+}
+
+/**
+ * Implementation of dt_object_operations::do_write_locked.
+ *
+ * \see dt_object_operations::do_write_locked() in the API description for
+ * details.
+ */
+static int lod_object_write_locked(const struct lu_env *env,
+                                  struct dt_object *dt)
+{
+       return dt_write_locked(env, dt_object_child(dt));
+}
+
+/**
+ * Implementation of dt_object_operations::do_attr_get.
+ *
+ * \see dt_object_operations::do_attr_get() in the API description for details.
+ */
+static int lod_attr_get(const struct lu_env *env,
+                       struct dt_object *dt,
+                       struct lu_attr *attr)
+{
+       /* Note: for striped directory, client will merge attributes
+        * from all of the sub-stripes see lmv_merge_attr(), and there
+        * no MDD logic depend on directory nlink/size/time, so we can
+        * always use master inode nlink and size for now. */
+       return dt_attr_get(env, dt_object_child(dt), attr);
+}
+
+/**
+ * Mark all of the striped directory sub-stripes dead.
+ *
+ * When a striped object is a subject to removal, we have
+ * to mark all the stripes to prevent further access to
+ * them (e.g. create a new file in those). So we mark
+ * all the stripes with LMV_HASH_FLAG_DEAD. The function
+ * can be used to declare the changes and to apply them.
+ * If the object isn't striped, then just return success.
+ *
+ * \param[in] env      execution environment
+ * \param[in] dt       the striped object
+ * \param[in] handle   transaction handle
+ * \param[in] declare  whether to declare the change or apply
+ *
+ * \retval             0 on success
+ * \retval             negative if failed
+ **/
+static int lod_mark_dead_object(const struct lu_env *env,
+                               struct dt_object *dt,
+                               struct thandle *th,
+                               bool declare)
+{
+       struct lod_object       *lo = lod_dt_obj(dt);
+       struct lmv_mds_md_v1    *lmv;
+       __u32                   dead_hash_type;
+       int                     rc;
+       int                     i;
+
+       ENTRY;
+
+       if (!S_ISDIR(dt->do_lu.lo_header->loh_attr))
+               RETURN(0);
+
+       rc = lod_load_striping_locked(env, lo);
+       if (rc != 0)
+               RETURN(rc);
+
+       if (lo->ldo_stripenr == 0)
+               RETURN(0);
+
+       rc = lod_get_lmv_ea(env, lo);
+       if (rc <= 0)
+               RETURN(rc);
+
+       lmv = lod_env_info(env)->lti_ea_store;
+       lmv->lmv_magic = cpu_to_le32(LMV_MAGIC_STRIPE);
+       dead_hash_type = le32_to_cpu(lmv->lmv_hash_type) | LMV_HASH_FLAG_DEAD;
+       lmv->lmv_hash_type = cpu_to_le32(dead_hash_type);
+       for (i = 0; i < lo->ldo_stripenr; i++) {
+               struct lu_buf buf;
+
+               lmv->lmv_master_mdt_index = i;
+               buf.lb_buf = lmv;
+               buf.lb_len = sizeof(*lmv);
+               if (declare) {
+                       rc = lod_sub_object_declare_xattr_set(env,
+                                               lo->ldo_stripe[i], &buf,
+                                               XATTR_NAME_LMV,
+                                               LU_XATTR_REPLACE, th);
+               } else {
+                       rc = lod_sub_object_xattr_set(env, lo->ldo_stripe[i],
+                                                     &buf, XATTR_NAME_LMV,
+                                                     LU_XATTR_REPLACE, th);
+               }
+               if (rc != 0)
+                       break;
+       }
+
+       RETURN(rc);
+}
+
+/**
+ * Implementation of dt_object_operations::do_declare_attr_set.
+ *
+ * If the object is striped, then apply the changes to all the stripes.
+ *
+ * \see dt_object_operations::do_declare_attr_set() in the API description
+ * for details.
+ */
+static int lod_declare_attr_set(const struct lu_env *env,
+                               struct dt_object *dt,
+                               const struct lu_attr *attr,
+                               struct thandle *th)
+{
+       struct dt_object  *next = dt_object_child(dt);
+       struct lod_object *lo = lod_dt_obj(dt);
+       int                rc, i;
+       ENTRY;
+
+       /* Set dead object on all other stripes */
+       if (attr->la_valid & LA_FLAGS && !(attr->la_valid & ~LA_FLAGS) &&
+           attr->la_flags & LUSTRE_SLAVE_DEAD_FL) {
+               rc = lod_mark_dead_object(env, dt, th, true);
+               RETURN(rc);
+       }
+
+       /*
+        * declare setattr on the local object
+        */
+       rc = lod_sub_object_declare_attr_set(env, next, attr, th);
+       if (rc)
+               RETURN(rc);
+
+       /* osp_declare_attr_set() ignores all attributes other than
+        * UID, GID, and size, and osp_attr_set() ignores all but UID
+        * and GID.  Declaration of size attr setting happens through
+        * lod_declare_init_size(), and not through this function.
+        * Therefore we need not load striping unless ownership is
+        * changing.  This should save memory and (we hope) speed up
+        * rename(). */
+       if (!S_ISDIR(dt->do_lu.lo_header->loh_attr)) {
+               if (!(attr->la_valid & (LA_UID | LA_GID)))
+                       RETURN(rc);
+
+               if (OBD_FAIL_CHECK(OBD_FAIL_LFSCK_BAD_OWNER))
+                       RETURN(0);
+       } else {
+               if (!(attr->la_valid & (LA_UID | LA_GID | LA_MODE |
+                                       LA_ATIME | LA_MTIME | LA_CTIME |
+                                       LA_FLAGS)))
+                       RETURN(rc);
+       }
+       /*
+        * load striping information, notice we don't do this when object
+        * is being initialized as we don't need this information till
+        * few specific cases like destroy, chown
+        */
+       rc = lod_load_striping(env, lo);
+       if (rc)
+               RETURN(rc);
+
+       if (lo->ldo_stripenr == 0)
+               RETURN(0);
+
+       /*
+        * if object is striped declare changes on the stripes
+        */
+       LASSERT(lo->ldo_stripe);
+       for (i = 0; i < lo->ldo_stripenr; i++) {
+               if (lo->ldo_stripe[i] == NULL)
+                       continue;
+               rc = lod_sub_object_declare_attr_set(env,
+                                       lo->ldo_stripe[i], attr,
+                                       th);
+               if (rc != 0)
+                       RETURN(rc);
+       }
+
+       if (OBD_FAIL_CHECK(OBD_FAIL_LFSCK_LOST_STRIPE) &&
+           dt_object_exists(next) != 0 &&
+           dt_object_remote(next) == 0)
+               lod_sub_object_declare_xattr_del(env, next,
+                                               XATTR_NAME_LOV, th);
+
+       if (OBD_FAIL_CHECK(OBD_FAIL_LFSCK_CHANGE_STRIPE) &&
+           dt_object_exists(next) &&
+           dt_object_remote(next) == 0 && S_ISREG(attr->la_mode)) {
+               struct lod_thread_info *info = lod_env_info(env);
+               struct lu_buf *buf = &info->lti_buf;
+
+               buf->lb_buf = info->lti_ea_store;
+               buf->lb_len = info->lti_ea_store_size;
+               lod_sub_object_declare_xattr_set(env, next, buf,
+                                                XATTR_NAME_LOV,
+                                                LU_XATTR_REPLACE, th);
+       }
+
+       RETURN(rc);
+}
+
+/**
+ * Implementation of dt_object_operations::do_attr_set.
+ *
+ * If the object is striped, then apply the changes to all or subset of
+ * the stripes depending on the object type and specific attributes.
+ *
+ * \see dt_object_operations::do_attr_set() in the API description for details.
+ */
+static int lod_attr_set(const struct lu_env *env,
+                       struct dt_object *dt,
+                       const struct lu_attr *attr,
+                       struct thandle *th)
+{
+       struct dt_object        *next = dt_object_child(dt);
+       struct lod_object       *lo = lod_dt_obj(dt);
+       int                     rc, i;
+       ENTRY;
+
+       /* Set dead object on all other stripes */
+       if (attr->la_valid & LA_FLAGS && !(attr->la_valid & ~LA_FLAGS) &&
+           attr->la_flags & LUSTRE_SLAVE_DEAD_FL) {
+               rc = lod_mark_dead_object(env, dt, th, false);
+               RETURN(rc);
+       }
+
+       /*
+        * apply changes to the local object
+        */
+       rc = lod_sub_object_attr_set(env, next, attr, th);
+       if (rc)
+               RETURN(rc);
+
+       if (!S_ISDIR(dt->do_lu.lo_header->loh_attr)) {
+               if (!(attr->la_valid & (LA_UID | LA_GID)))
+                       RETURN(rc);
+
+               if (OBD_FAIL_CHECK(OBD_FAIL_LFSCK_BAD_OWNER))
+                       RETURN(0);
+       } else {
+               if (!(attr->la_valid & (LA_UID | LA_GID | LA_MODE |
+                                       LA_ATIME | LA_MTIME | LA_CTIME |
+                                       LA_FLAGS)))
+                       RETURN(rc);
+       }
+
+       if (lo->ldo_stripenr == 0)
+               RETURN(0);
+
+       /*
+        * if object is striped, apply changes to all the stripes
+        */
+       LASSERT(lo->ldo_stripe);
+       for (i = 0; i < lo->ldo_stripenr; i++) {
+               if (unlikely(lo->ldo_stripe[i] == NULL))
+                       continue;
+
+               if (S_ISDIR(dt->do_lu.lo_header->loh_attr) &&
+                   (dt_object_exists(lo->ldo_stripe[i]) == 0))
+                       continue;
+
+               rc = lod_sub_object_attr_set(env, lo->ldo_stripe[i], attr, th);
+               if (rc != 0)
+                       break;
+       }
+
+       if (OBD_FAIL_CHECK(OBD_FAIL_LFSCK_LOST_STRIPE) &&
+           dt_object_exists(next) != 0 &&
+           dt_object_remote(next) == 0)
+               rc = lod_sub_object_xattr_del(env, next, XATTR_NAME_LOV, th);
+
+       if (OBD_FAIL_CHECK(OBD_FAIL_LFSCK_CHANGE_STRIPE) &&
+           dt_object_exists(next) &&
+           dt_object_remote(next) == 0 && S_ISREG(attr->la_mode)) {
+               struct lod_thread_info *info = lod_env_info(env);
+               struct lu_buf *buf = &info->lti_buf;
+               struct ost_id *oi = &info->lti_ostid;
+               struct lu_fid *fid = &info->lti_fid;
+               struct lov_mds_md_v1 *lmm;
+               struct lov_ost_data_v1 *objs;
+               __u32 magic;
+               int rc1;
+
+               rc1 = lod_get_lov_ea(env, lo);
+               if (rc1  <= 0)
+                       RETURN(rc);
+
+               buf->lb_buf = info->lti_ea_store;
+               buf->lb_len = info->lti_ea_store_size;
+               lmm = info->lti_ea_store;
+               magic = le32_to_cpu(lmm->lmm_magic);
+               if (magic == LOV_MAGIC_V1)
+                       objs = &(lmm->lmm_objects[0]);
+               else
+                       objs = &((struct lov_mds_md_v3 *)lmm)->lmm_objects[0];
+               ostid_le_to_cpu(&objs->l_ost_oi, oi);
+               ostid_to_fid(fid, oi, le32_to_cpu(objs->l_ost_idx));
+               fid->f_oid--;
+               fid_to_ostid(fid, oi);
+               ostid_cpu_to_le(oi, &objs->l_ost_oi);
+
+               rc = lod_sub_object_xattr_set(env, next, buf, XATTR_NAME_LOV,
+                                             LU_XATTR_REPLACE, th);
+       }
+
+       RETURN(rc);
+}
+
+/**
+ * Implementation of dt_object_operations::do_xattr_get.
+ *
+ * If LOV EA is requested from the root object and it's not
+ * found, then return default striping for the filesystem.
+ *
+ * \see dt_object_operations::do_xattr_get() in the API description for details.
+ */
+static int lod_xattr_get(const struct lu_env *env, struct dt_object *dt,
+                        struct lu_buf *buf, const char *name)
+{
+       struct lod_thread_info  *info = lod_env_info(env);
+       struct lod_device       *dev = lu2lod_dev(dt->do_lu.lo_dev);
+       int                      rc, is_root;
+       ENTRY;
+
+       rc = dt_xattr_get(env, dt_object_child(dt), buf, name);
+       if (strcmp(name, XATTR_NAME_LMV) == 0) {
+               struct lmv_mds_md_v1    *lmv1;
+               int                      rc1 = 0;
+
+               if (rc > (typeof(rc))sizeof(*lmv1))
+                       RETURN(rc);
+
+               if (rc < (typeof(rc))sizeof(*lmv1))
+                       RETURN(rc = rc > 0 ? -EINVAL : rc);
+
+               if (buf->lb_buf == NULL || buf->lb_len == 0) {
+                       CLASSERT(sizeof(*lmv1) <= sizeof(info->lti_key));
+
+                       info->lti_buf.lb_buf = info->lti_key;
+                       info->lti_buf.lb_len = sizeof(*lmv1);
+                       rc = dt_xattr_get(env, dt_object_child(dt),
+                                         &info->lti_buf, name);
+                       if (unlikely(rc != sizeof(*lmv1)))
+                               RETURN(rc = rc > 0 ? -EINVAL : rc);
+
+                       lmv1 = info->lti_buf.lb_buf;
+                       /* The on-disk LMV EA only contains header, but the
+                        * returned LMV EA size should contain the space for
+                        * the FIDs of all shards of the striped directory. */
+                       if (le32_to_cpu(lmv1->lmv_magic) == LMV_MAGIC_V1)
+                               rc = lmv_mds_md_size(
+                                       le32_to_cpu(lmv1->lmv_stripe_count),
+                                       LMV_MAGIC_V1);
+               } else {
+                       rc1 = lod_load_lmv_shards(env, lod_dt_obj(dt),
+                                                 buf, false);
+               }
+
+               RETURN(rc = rc1 != 0 ? rc1 : rc);
+       }
+
+       if (rc != -ENODATA || !S_ISDIR(dt->do_lu.lo_header->loh_attr & S_IFMT))
+               RETURN(rc);
+
+       /*
+        * lod returns default striping on the real root of the device
+        * this is like the root stores default striping for the whole
+        * filesystem. historically we've been using a different approach
+        * and store it in the config.
+        */
+       dt_root_get(env, dev->lod_child, &info->lti_fid);
+       is_root = lu_fid_eq(&info->lti_fid, lu_object_fid(&dt->do_lu));
+
+       if (is_root && strcmp(XATTR_NAME_LOV, name) == 0) {
+               struct lov_user_md *lum = buf->lb_buf;
+               struct lov_desc    *desc = &dev->lod_desc;
+
+               if (buf->lb_buf == NULL) {
+                       rc = sizeof(*lum);
+               } else if (buf->lb_len >= sizeof(*lum)) {
+                       lum->lmm_magic = cpu_to_le32(LOV_USER_MAGIC_V1);
+                       lmm_oi_set_seq(&lum->lmm_oi, FID_SEQ_LOV_DEFAULT);
+                       lmm_oi_set_id(&lum->lmm_oi, 0);
+                       lmm_oi_cpu_to_le(&lum->lmm_oi, &lum->lmm_oi);
+                       lum->lmm_pattern = cpu_to_le32(desc->ld_pattern);
+                       lum->lmm_stripe_size = cpu_to_le32(
+                                               desc->ld_default_stripe_size);
+                       lum->lmm_stripe_count = cpu_to_le16(
+                                               desc->ld_default_stripe_count);
+                       lum->lmm_stripe_offset = cpu_to_le16(
+                                               desc->ld_default_stripe_offset);
+                       rc = sizeof(*lum);
+               } else {
+                       rc = -ERANGE;
+               }
+       }
+
+       RETURN(rc);
+}
+
+/**
+ * Verify LVM EA.
+ *
+ * Checks that the magic of the stripe is sane.
+ *
+ * \param[in] lod      lod device
+ * \param[in] lum      a buffer storing LMV EA to verify
+ *
+ * \retval             0 if the EA is sane
+ * \retval             negative otherwise
+ */
+static int lod_verify_md_striping(struct lod_device *lod,
+                                 const struct lmv_user_md_v1 *lum)
+{
+       if (unlikely(le32_to_cpu(lum->lum_magic) != LMV_USER_MAGIC)) {
+               CERROR("%s: invalid lmv_user_md: magic = %x, "
+                      "stripe_offset = %d, stripe_count = %u: rc = %d\n",
+                      lod2obd(lod)->obd_name, le32_to_cpu(lum->lum_magic),
+                      (int)le32_to_cpu(lum->lum_stripe_offset),
+                      le32_to_cpu(lum->lum_stripe_count), -EINVAL);
+               return -EINVAL;
+       }
+
+       return 0;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Initialize LMV EA for a slave.
+ *
+ * Initialize slave's LMV EA from the master's LMV EA.
+ *
+ * \param[in] master_lmv       a buffer containing master's EA
+ * \param[out] slave_lmv       a buffer where slave's EA will be stored
+ *
+ */
+static void lod_prep_slave_lmv_md(struct lmv_mds_md_v1 *slave_lmv,
+                                 const struct lmv_mds_md_v1 *master_lmv)
+{
+       *slave_lmv = *master_lmv;
+       slave_lmv->lmv_magic = cpu_to_le32(LMV_MAGIC_STRIPE);
+}
+
+/**
+ * Generate LMV EA.
+ *
+ * Generate LMV EA from the object passed as \a dt. The object must have
+ * the stripes created and initialized.
+ *
+ * \param[in] env      execution environment
+ * \param[in] dt       object
+ * \param[out] lmv_buf buffer storing generated LMV EA
+ *
+ * \retval             0 on success
+ * \retval             negative if failed
+ */
+static int lod_prep_lmv_md(const struct lu_env *env, struct dt_object *dt,
+                          struct lu_buf *lmv_buf)
+{
+       struct lod_thread_info  *info = lod_env_info(env);
+       struct lod_device       *lod = lu2lod_dev(dt->do_lu.lo_dev);
+       struct lod_object       *lo = lod_dt_obj(dt);
+       struct lmv_mds_md_v1    *lmm1;
+       int                     stripe_count;
+       int                     type = LU_SEQ_RANGE_ANY;
+       int                     rc;
+       __u32                   mdtidx;
+       ENTRY;
+
+       LASSERT(lo->ldo_dir_striped != 0);
+       LASSERT(lo->ldo_stripenr > 0);
+       stripe_count = lo->ldo_stripenr;
+       /* Only store the LMV EA heahder on the disk. */
+       if (info->lti_ea_store_size < sizeof(*lmm1)) {
+               rc = lod_ea_store_resize(info, sizeof(*lmm1));
+               if (rc != 0)
+                       RETURN(rc);
+       } else {
+               memset(info->lti_ea_store, 0, sizeof(*lmm1));
+       }
+
+       lmm1 = (struct lmv_mds_md_v1 *)info->lti_ea_store;
+       lmm1->lmv_magic = cpu_to_le32(LMV_MAGIC);
+       lmm1->lmv_stripe_count = cpu_to_le32(stripe_count);
+       lmm1->lmv_hash_type = cpu_to_le32(lo->ldo_dir_hash_type);
+       rc = lod_fld_lookup(env, lod, lu_object_fid(&dt->do_lu),
+                           &mdtidx, &type);
+       if (rc != 0)
+               RETURN(rc);
+
+       lmm1->lmv_master_mdt_index = cpu_to_le32(mdtidx);
+       lmv_buf->lb_buf = info->lti_ea_store;
+       lmv_buf->lb_len = sizeof(*lmm1);
+
+       RETURN(rc);
+}
+
+/**
+ * Create in-core represenation for a striped directory.
+ *
+ * Parse the buffer containing LMV EA and instantiate LU objects
+ * representing the stripe objects. The pointers to the objects are
+ * stored in ldo_stripe field of \a lo. This function is used when
+ * we need to access an already created object (i.e. load from a disk).
+ *
+ * \param[in] env      execution environment
+ * \param[in] lo       lod object
+ * \param[in] buf      buffer containing LMV EA
+ *
+ * \retval             0 on success
+ * \retval             negative if failed
+ */
+int lod_parse_dir_striping(const struct lu_env *env, struct lod_object *lo,
+                          const struct lu_buf *buf)
+{
+       struct lod_thread_info  *info = lod_env_info(env);
+       struct lod_device       *lod = lu2lod_dev(lo->ldo_obj.do_lu.lo_dev);
+       struct lod_tgt_descs    *ltd = &lod->lod_mdt_descs;
+       struct dt_object        **stripe;
+       union lmv_mds_md        *lmm = buf->lb_buf;
+       struct lmv_mds_md_v1    *lmv1 = &lmm->lmv_md_v1;
+       struct lu_fid           *fid = &info->lti_fid;
+       unsigned int            i;
+       int                     rc = 0;
+       ENTRY;
+
+       if (le32_to_cpu(lmv1->lmv_hash_type) & LMV_HASH_FLAG_MIGRATION)
+               RETURN(0);
+
+       if (le32_to_cpu(lmv1->lmv_magic) == LMV_MAGIC_STRIPE) {
+               lo->ldo_dir_slave_stripe = 1;
+               RETURN(0);
+       }
+
+       if (le32_to_cpu(lmv1->lmv_magic) != LMV_MAGIC_V1)
+               RETURN(-EINVAL);
+
+       if (le32_to_cpu(lmv1->lmv_stripe_count) < 1)
+               RETURN(0);
+
+       LASSERT(lo->ldo_stripe == NULL);
+       OBD_ALLOC(stripe, sizeof(stripe[0]) *
+                 (le32_to_cpu(lmv1->lmv_stripe_count)));
+       if (stripe == NULL)
+               RETURN(-ENOMEM);
+
+       for (i = 0; i < le32_to_cpu(lmv1->lmv_stripe_count); i++) {
+               struct dt_device        *tgt_dt;
+               struct dt_object        *dto;
+               int                     type = LU_SEQ_RANGE_ANY;
+               __u32                   idx;
+
+               fid_le_to_cpu(fid, &lmv1->lmv_stripe_fids[i]);
+               if (!fid_is_sane(fid))
+                       GOTO(out, rc = -ESTALE);
+
+               rc = lod_fld_lookup(env, lod, fid, &idx, &type);
+               if (rc != 0)
+                       GOTO(out, rc);
+
+               if (idx == lod2lu_dev(lod)->ld_site->ld_seq_site->ss_node_id) {
+                       tgt_dt = lod->lod_child;
+               } else {
+                       struct lod_tgt_desc     *tgt;
+
+                       tgt = LTD_TGT(ltd, idx);
+                       if (tgt == NULL)
+                               GOTO(out, rc = -ESTALE);
+                       tgt_dt = tgt->ltd_tgt;
+               }
+
+               dto = dt_locate_at(env, tgt_dt, fid,
+                                 lo->ldo_obj.do_lu.lo_dev->ld_site->ls_top_dev,
+                                 NULL);
+               if (IS_ERR(dto))
+                       GOTO(out, rc = PTR_ERR(dto));
+
+               stripe[i] = dto;
+       }
+out:
+       lo->ldo_stripe = stripe;
+       lo->ldo_stripenr = le32_to_cpu(lmv1->lmv_stripe_count);
+       lo->ldo_stripes_allocated = le32_to_cpu(lmv1->lmv_stripe_count);
+       if (rc != 0)
+               lod_object_free_striping(env, lo);
+
+       RETURN(rc);
+}
+
+/**
+ * Declare create a striped directory.
+ *
+ * Declare creating a striped directory with a given stripe pattern on the
+ * specified MDTs. A striped directory is represented as a regular directory
+ * - an index listing all the stripes. The stripes point back to the master
+ * object with ".." and LinkEA. The master object gets LMV EA which
+ * identifies it as a striped directory. The function allocates FIDs
+ * for all stripes.
+ *
+ * \param[in] env      execution environment
+ * \param[in] dt       object
+ * \param[in] attr     attributes to initialize the objects with
+ * \param[in] dof      type of objects to be created
+ * \param[in] th       transaction handle
+ *
+ * \retval             0 on success
+ * \retval             negative if failed
+ */
+static int lod_dir_declare_create_stripes(const struct lu_env *env,
+                                         struct dt_object *dt,
+                                         struct lu_attr *attr,
+                                         struct dt_object_format *dof,
+                                         struct thandle *th)
+{
+       struct lod_thread_info  *info = lod_env_info(env);
+       struct lu_buf           lmv_buf;
+       struct lu_buf           slave_lmv_buf;
+       struct lmv_mds_md_v1    *lmm;
+       struct lmv_mds_md_v1    *slave_lmm = NULL;
+       struct dt_insert_rec    *rec = &info->lti_dt_rec;
+       struct lod_object       *lo = lod_dt_obj(dt);
+       int                     rc;
+       __u32                   i;
+       ENTRY;
+
+       rc = lod_prep_lmv_md(env, dt, &lmv_buf);
+       if (rc != 0)
+               GOTO(out, rc);
+       lmm = lmv_buf.lb_buf;
+
+       OBD_ALLOC_PTR(slave_lmm);
+       if (slave_lmm == NULL)
+               GOTO(out, rc = -ENOMEM);
+
+       lod_prep_slave_lmv_md(slave_lmm, lmm);
+       slave_lmv_buf.lb_buf = slave_lmm;
+       slave_lmv_buf.lb_len = sizeof(*slave_lmm);
+
+       if (!dt_try_as_dir(env, dt_object_child(dt)))
+               GOTO(out, rc = -EINVAL);
+
+       rec->rec_type = S_IFDIR;
+       for (i = 0; i < lo->ldo_stripenr; i++) {
+               struct dt_object        *dto = lo->ldo_stripe[i];
+               char                    *stripe_name = info->lti_key;
+               struct lu_name          *sname;
+               struct linkea_data       ldata          = { NULL };
+               struct lu_buf           linkea_buf;
+
+               rc = lod_sub_object_declare_create(env, dto, attr, NULL,
+                                                  dof, th);
+               if (rc != 0)
+                       GOTO(out, rc);
+
+               if (!dt_try_as_dir(env, dto))
+                       GOTO(out, rc = -EINVAL);
+
+               rc = lod_sub_object_declare_ref_add(env, dto, th);
+               if (rc != 0)
+                       GOTO(out, rc);
+
+               rec->rec_fid = lu_object_fid(&dto->do_lu);
+               rc = lod_sub_object_declare_insert(env, dto,
+                                       (const struct dt_rec *)rec,
+                                       (const struct dt_key *)dot, th);
+               if (rc != 0)
+                       GOTO(out, rc);
+
+               /* master stripe FID will be put to .. */
+               rec->rec_fid = lu_object_fid(&dt->do_lu);
+               rc = lod_sub_object_declare_insert(env, dto,
+                                       (const struct dt_rec *)rec,
+                                       (const struct dt_key *)dotdot,
+                                       th);
+               if (rc != 0)
+                       GOTO(out, rc);
+
+               if (!OBD_FAIL_CHECK(OBD_FAIL_LFSCK_LOST_SLAVE_LMV) ||
+                   cfs_fail_val != i) {
+                       if (OBD_FAIL_CHECK(OBD_FAIL_LFSCK_BAD_SLAVE_LMV) &&
+                           cfs_fail_val == i)
+                               slave_lmm->lmv_master_mdt_index =
+                                                       cpu_to_le32(i + 1);
+                       else
+                               slave_lmm->lmv_master_mdt_index =
+                                                       cpu_to_le32(i);
+                       rc = lod_sub_object_declare_xattr_set(env, dto,
+                                       &slave_lmv_buf, XATTR_NAME_LMV, 0, th);
+                       if (rc != 0)
+                               GOTO(out, rc);
+               }
+
+               if (OBD_FAIL_CHECK(OBD_FAIL_LFSCK_BAD_SLAVE_NAME) &&
+                   cfs_fail_val == i)
+                       snprintf(stripe_name, sizeof(info->lti_key), DFID":%u",
+                               PFID(lu_object_fid(&dto->do_lu)), i + 1);
+               else
+                       snprintf(stripe_name, sizeof(info->lti_key), DFID":%u",
+                               PFID(lu_object_fid(&dto->do_lu)), i);
+
+               sname = lod_name_get(env, stripe_name, strlen(stripe_name));
+               rc = linkea_data_new(&ldata, &info->lti_linkea_buf);
+               if (rc != 0)
+                       GOTO(out, rc);
+
+               rc = linkea_add_buf(&ldata, sname, lu_object_fid(&dt->do_lu));
+               if (rc != 0)
+                       GOTO(out, rc);
+
+               linkea_buf.lb_buf = ldata.ld_buf->lb_buf;
+               linkea_buf.lb_len = ldata.ld_leh->leh_len;
+               rc = lod_sub_object_declare_xattr_set(env, dto, &linkea_buf,
+                                         XATTR_NAME_LINK, 0, th);
+               if (rc != 0)
+                       GOTO(out, rc);
+
+               rec->rec_fid = lu_object_fid(&dto->do_lu);
+               rc = lod_sub_object_declare_insert(env, dt_object_child(dt),
+                                      (const struct dt_rec *)rec,
+                                      (const struct dt_key *)stripe_name,
+                                      th);
+               if (rc != 0)
+                       GOTO(out, rc);
+
+               rc = lod_sub_object_declare_ref_add(env, dt_object_child(dt),
+                                                   th);
+               if (rc != 0)
+                       GOTO(out, rc);
+       }
+
+       rc = lod_sub_object_declare_xattr_set(env, dt_object_child(dt),
+                               &lmv_buf, XATTR_NAME_LMV, 0, th);
+       if (rc != 0)
+               GOTO(out, rc);
+out:
+       if (slave_lmm != NULL)
+               OBD_FREE_PTR(slave_lmm);
+
+       RETURN(rc);
+}
+
+static int lod_prep_md_striped_create(const struct lu_env *env,
+                                     struct dt_object *dt,
+                                     struct lu_attr *attr,
+                                     const struct lmv_user_md_v1 *lum,
+                                     struct dt_object_format *dof,
+                                     struct thandle *th)
+{
+       struct lod_device       *lod = lu2lod_dev(dt->do_lu.lo_dev);
+       struct lod_tgt_descs    *ltd = &lod->lod_mdt_descs;
+       struct lod_object       *lo = lod_dt_obj(dt);
+       struct dt_object        **stripe;
+       __u32                   stripe_count;
+       int                     *idx_array;
+       __u32                   master_index;
+       int                     rc = 0;
+       __u32                   i;
+       __u32                   j;
+       ENTRY;
+
+       /* The lum has been verifed in lod_verify_md_striping */
+       LASSERT(le32_to_cpu(lum->lum_magic) == LMV_USER_MAGIC);
+       LASSERT(le32_to_cpu(lum->lum_stripe_count) > 0);
+
+       stripe_count = le32_to_cpu(lum->lum_stripe_count);
+
+       /* shrink the stripe_count to the avaible MDT count */
+       if (stripe_count > lod->lod_remote_mdt_count + 1 &&
+           !OBD_FAIL_CHECK(OBD_FAIL_LARGE_STRIPE))
+               stripe_count = lod->lod_remote_mdt_count + 1;
+
+       OBD_ALLOC(stripe, sizeof(stripe[0]) * stripe_count);
+       if (stripe == NULL)
+               RETURN(-ENOMEM);
+
+       OBD_ALLOC(idx_array, sizeof(idx_array[0]) * stripe_count);
+       if (idx_array == NULL)
+               GOTO(out_free, rc = -ENOMEM);
+
+       /* Start index will be the master MDT */
+       master_index = lu_site2seq(lod2lu_dev(lod)->ld_site)->ss_node_id;
+       idx_array[0] = master_index;
+       for (i = 0; i < stripe_count; i++) {
+               struct lod_tgt_desc     *tgt = NULL;
+               struct dt_object        *dto;
+               struct lu_fid           fid = { 0 };
+               int                     idx;
+               struct lu_object_conf   conf = { 0 };
+               struct dt_device        *tgt_dt = NULL;
+
+               /* Try to find next avaible target */
+               idx = idx_array[i];
+               for (j = 0; j < lod->lod_remote_mdt_count;
+                    j++, idx = (idx + 1) % (lod->lod_remote_mdt_count + 1)) {
+                       bool already_allocated = false;
+                       __u32 k;
+
+                       CDEBUG(D_INFO, "try idx %d, mdt cnt %u, allocated %u\n",
+                              idx, lod->lod_remote_mdt_count + 1, i);
+                       if (idx == master_index) {
+                               /* Allocate the FID locally */
+                               rc = obd_fid_alloc(env, lod->lod_child_exp,
+                                                  &fid, NULL);
+                               if (rc < 0)
+                                       GOTO(out_put, rc);
+                               tgt_dt = lod->lod_child;
+                               break;
+                       }
+
+                       /* Find next available target */
+                       if (!cfs_bitmap_check(ltd->ltd_tgt_bitmap, idx))
+                               continue;
+
+                       if (likely(!OBD_FAIL_CHECK(OBD_FAIL_LARGE_STRIPE))) {
+                               /* check whether the idx already exists
+                                * in current allocated array */
+                               for (k = 0; k < i; k++) {
+                                       if (idx_array[k] == idx) {
+                                               already_allocated = true;
+                                               break;
+                                       }
+                               }
+
+                               if (already_allocated)
+                                       continue;
+                       }
+
+                       /* check the status of the OSP */
+                       tgt = LTD_TGT(ltd, idx);
+                       if (tgt == NULL)
+                               continue;
+
+                       tgt_dt = tgt->ltd_tgt;
+                       rc = dt_statfs(env, tgt_dt, NULL);
+                       if (rc) {
+                               /* this OSP doesn't feel well */
+                               rc = 0;
+                               continue;
+                       }
+
+                       rc = obd_fid_alloc(env, tgt->ltd_exp, &fid, NULL);
+                       if (rc < 0) {
+                               rc = 0;
+                               continue;
+                       }
+
+                       break;
+               }
+
+               /* Can not allocate more stripes */
+               if (j == lod->lod_remote_mdt_count) {
+                       CDEBUG(D_INFO, "%s: require stripes %u only get %d\n",
+                              lod2obd(lod)->obd_name, stripe_count, i - 1);
+                       break;
+               }
+
+               CDEBUG(D_INFO, "Get idx %d, for stripe %d "DFID"\n",
+                      idx, i, PFID(&fid));
+               idx_array[i] = idx;
+               /* Set the start index for next stripe allocation */
+               if (i < stripe_count - 1)
+                       idx_array[i + 1] = (idx + 1) %
+                                          (lod->lod_remote_mdt_count + 1);
+               /* tgt_dt and fid must be ready after search avaible OSP
+                * in the above loop */
+               LASSERT(tgt_dt != NULL);
+               LASSERT(fid_is_sane(&fid));
+               conf.loc_flags = LOC_F_NEW;
+               dto = dt_locate_at(env, tgt_dt, &fid,
+                                  dt->do_lu.lo_dev->ld_site->ls_top_dev,
+                                  &conf);
+               if (IS_ERR(dto))
+                       GOTO(out_put, rc = PTR_ERR(dto));
+               stripe[i] = dto;
+       }
+
+       lo->ldo_dir_striped = 1;
+       lo->ldo_stripe = stripe;
+       lo->ldo_stripenr = i;
+       lo->ldo_stripes_allocated = stripe_count;
+
+       if (lo->ldo_stripenr == 0)
+               GOTO(out_put, rc = -ENOSPC);
+
+       rc = lod_dir_declare_create_stripes(env, dt, attr, dof, th);
+       if (rc != 0)
+               GOTO(out_put, rc);
+
+out_put:
+       if (rc < 0) {
+               for (i = 0; i < stripe_count; i++)
+                       if (stripe[i] != NULL)
+                               lu_object_put(env, &stripe[i]->do_lu);
+               OBD_FREE(stripe, sizeof(stripe[0]) * stripe_count);
+               lo->ldo_stripenr = 0;
+               lo->ldo_stripes_allocated = 0;
+               lo->ldo_stripe = NULL;
+       }
+
+out_free:
+       if (idx_array != NULL)
+               OBD_FREE(idx_array, sizeof(idx_array[0]) * stripe_count);
+
+       RETURN(rc);
+}
+
+/**
+ * Declare create striped md object.
+ *
+ * The function declares intention to create a striped directory. This is a
+ * wrapper for lod_prep_md_striped_create(). The only additional functionality
+ * is to verify pattern \a lum_buf is good. Check that function for the details.
+ *
+ * \param[in] env      execution environment
+ * \param[in] dt       object
+ * \param[in] attr     attributes to initialize the objects with
+ * \param[in] lum_buf  a pattern specifying the number of stripes and
+ *                     MDT to start from
+ * \param[in] dof      type of objects to be created
+ * \param[in] th       transaction handle
+ *
+ * \retval             0 on success
+ * \retval             negative if failed
+ *
+ */
+static int lod_declare_xattr_set_lmv(const struct lu_env *env,
+                                    struct dt_object *dt,
+                                    struct lu_attr *attr,
+                                    const struct lu_buf *lum_buf,
+                                    struct dt_object_format *dof,
+                                    struct thandle *th)
+{
+       struct lod_object       *lo = lod_dt_obj(dt);
+       struct lod_device       *lod = lu2lod_dev(dt->do_lu.lo_dev);
+       struct lmv_user_md_v1   *lum;
+       int                     rc;
+       ENTRY;
+
+       lum = lum_buf->lb_buf;
+       LASSERT(lum != NULL);
+
+       CDEBUG(D_INFO, "lum magic = %x count = %u offset = %d\n",
+              le32_to_cpu(lum->lum_magic), le32_to_cpu(lum->lum_stripe_count),
+              (int)le32_to_cpu(lum->lum_stripe_offset));
+
+       if (le32_to_cpu(lum->lum_stripe_count) == 0)
+               GOTO(out, rc = 0);
+
+       rc = lod_verify_md_striping(lod, lum);
+       if (rc != 0)
+               GOTO(out, rc);
+
+       /* prepare dir striped objects */
+       rc = lod_prep_md_striped_create(env, dt, attr, lum, dof, th);
+       if (rc != 0) {
+               /* failed to create striping, let's reset
+                * config so that others don't get confused */
+               lod_object_free_striping(env, lo);
+               GOTO(out, rc);
+       }
+out:
+       RETURN(rc);
+}
+
+
+/**
+ * Implementation of dt_object_operations::do_declare_xattr_set.
+ *
+ * Used with regular (non-striped) objects. Basically it
+ * initializes the striping information and applies the
+ * change to all the stripes.
+ *
+ * \see dt_object_operations::do_declare_xattr_set() in the API description
+ * for details.
+ */
+static int lod_dir_declare_xattr_set(const struct lu_env *env,
+                                    struct dt_object *dt,
+                                    const struct lu_buf *buf,
+                                    const char *name, int fl,
+                                    struct thandle *th)
+{
+       struct dt_object        *next = dt_object_child(dt);
+       struct lod_device       *d = lu2lod_dev(dt->do_lu.lo_dev);
+       struct lod_object       *lo = lod_dt_obj(dt);
+       int                     i;
+       int                     rc;
+       ENTRY;
+
+       if (strcmp(name, XATTR_NAME_DEFAULT_LMV) == 0) {
+               struct lmv_user_md_v1 *lum;
+
+               LASSERT(buf != NULL && buf->lb_buf != NULL);
+               lum = buf->lb_buf;
+               rc = lod_verify_md_striping(d, lum);
+               if (rc != 0)
+                       RETURN(rc);
+       }
+
+       rc = lod_sub_object_declare_xattr_set(env, next, buf, name, fl, th);
+       if (rc != 0)
+               RETURN(rc);
+
+       /* Note: Do not set LinkEA on sub-stripes, otherwise
+        * it will confuse the fid2path process(see mdt_path_current()).
+        * The linkEA between master and sub-stripes is set in
+        * lod_xattr_set_lmv(). */
+       if (strcmp(name, XATTR_NAME_LINK) == 0)
+               RETURN(0);
+
+       /* set xattr to each stripes, if needed */
+       rc = lod_load_striping(env, lo);
+       if (rc != 0)
+               RETURN(rc);
+
+       if (lo->ldo_stripenr == 0)
+               RETURN(0);
+
+       for (i = 0; i < lo->ldo_stripenr; i++) {
+               LASSERT(lo->ldo_stripe[i]);
+
+               rc = lod_sub_object_declare_xattr_set(env, lo->ldo_stripe[i],
+                                               buf, name, fl, th);
+               if (rc != 0)
+                       break;
+       }
+
+       RETURN(rc);
+}
+
+/**
+ * Reset parent FID on OST object
+ *
+ * Replace parent FID with @dt object FID, which is only called during migration
+ * to reset the parent FID after the MDT object is migrated to the new MDT, i.e.
+ * the FID is changed.
+ *
+ * \param[in] env execution environment
+ * \param[in] dt dt_object whose stripes's parent FID will be reset
+ * \parem[in] th thandle
+ * \param[in] declare if it is declare
+ *
+ * \retval     0 if reset succeeds
+ * \retval     negative errno if reset fais
+ */
+static int lod_object_replace_parent_fid(const struct lu_env *env,
+                                        struct dt_object *dt,
+                                        struct thandle *th, bool declare)
+{
+       struct lod_object *lo = lod_dt_obj(dt);
+       struct lod_thread_info  *info = lod_env_info(env);
+       struct lu_buf *buf = &info->lti_buf;
+       struct filter_fid *ff;
+       int i, rc;
+       ENTRY;
+
+       LASSERT(S_ISREG(dt->do_lu.lo_header->loh_attr));
+
+       /* set xattr to each stripes, if needed */
+       rc = lod_load_striping(env, lo);
+       if (rc != 0)
+               RETURN(rc);
+
+       if (lo->ldo_stripenr == 0)
+               RETURN(0);
+
+       if (info->lti_ea_store_size < sizeof(*ff)) {
+               rc = lod_ea_store_resize(info, sizeof(*ff));
+               if (rc != 0)
+                       RETURN(rc);
+       }
+
+       buf->lb_buf = info->lti_ea_store;
+       buf->lb_len = info->lti_ea_store_size;
+
+       for (i = 0; i < lo->ldo_stripenr; i++) {
+               if (lo->ldo_stripe[i] == NULL)
+                       continue;
+
+               rc = dt_xattr_get(env, lo->ldo_stripe[i], buf,
+                                 XATTR_NAME_FID);
+               if (rc < 0) {
+                       rc = 0;
+                       continue;
+               }
+
+               ff = buf->lb_buf;
+               fid_le_to_cpu(&ff->ff_parent, &ff->ff_parent);
+               ff->ff_parent.f_seq = lu_object_fid(&dt->do_lu)->f_seq;
+               ff->ff_parent.f_oid = lu_object_fid(&dt->do_lu)->f_oid;
+               fid_cpu_to_le(&ff->ff_parent, &ff->ff_parent);
+
+               if (declare) {
+                       rc = lod_sub_object_declare_xattr_set(env,
+                                               lo->ldo_stripe[i], buf,
+                                               XATTR_NAME_FID,
+                                               LU_XATTR_REPLACE, th);
+               } else {
+                       rc = lod_sub_object_xattr_set(env, lo->ldo_stripe[i],
+                                                     buf, XATTR_NAME_FID,
+                                                     LU_XATTR_REPLACE, th);
+               }
+               if (rc < 0)
+                       break;
+       }
+
+       RETURN(rc);
+}
+
+/**
+ * Implementation of dt_object_operations::do_declare_xattr_set.
+ *
+ * \see dt_object_operations::do_declare_xattr_set() in the API description
+ * for details.
+ *
+ * the extension to the API:
+ *   - declaring LOVEA requests striping creation
+ *   - LU_XATTR_REPLACE means layout swap
+ */
+static int lod_declare_xattr_set(const struct lu_env *env,
+                                struct dt_object *dt,
+                                const struct lu_buf *buf,
+                                const char *name, int fl,
+                                struct thandle *th)
+{
+       struct dt_object *next = dt_object_child(dt);
+       struct lu_attr   *attr = &lod_env_info(env)->lti_attr;
+       __u32             mode;
+       int               rc;
+       ENTRY;
 
        /*
         * allow to declare predefined striping on a new (!mode) object
@@ -425,147 +2170,794 @@ static int lod_declare_xattr_set(const struct lu_env *env,
         * LU_XATTR_REPLACE is set to indicate a layout swap
         */
        mode = dt->do_lu.lo_header->loh_attr & S_IFMT;
-       if ((S_ISREG(mode) || !mode) && !strcmp(name, XATTR_NAME_LOV) &&
+       if ((S_ISREG(mode) || mode == 0) && strcmp(name, XATTR_NAME_LOV) == 0 &&
             !(fl & LU_XATTR_REPLACE)) {
                /*
                 * this is a request to manipulate object's striping
                 */
                if (dt_object_exists(dt)) {
-                       rc = dt_attr_get(env, next, attr, BYPASS_CAPA);
+                       rc = dt_attr_get(env, next, attr);
                        if (rc)
                                RETURN(rc);
-               } else {
-                       memset(attr, 0, sizeof(attr));
-                       attr->la_valid = LA_TYPE | LA_MODE;
-                       attr->la_mode = S_IFREG;
+               } else {
+                       memset(attr, 0, sizeof(*attr));
+                       attr->la_valid = LA_TYPE | LA_MODE;
+                       attr->la_mode = S_IFREG;
+               }
+               rc = lod_declare_striped_object(env, dt, attr, buf, th);
+       } else if (S_ISDIR(mode)) {
+               rc = lod_dir_declare_xattr_set(env, dt, buf, name, fl, th);
+       } else if (strcmp(name, XATTR_NAME_FID) == 0) {
+               rc = lod_object_replace_parent_fid(env, dt, th, true);
+       } else {
+               rc = lod_sub_object_declare_xattr_set(env, next, buf, name,
+                                                     fl, th);
+       }
+
+       RETURN(rc);
+}
+
+/**
+ * Resets cached default striping in the object.
+ *
+ * \param[in] lo       object
+ */
+static void lod_lov_stripe_cache_clear(struct lod_object *lo)
+{
+       lo->ldo_def_striping_set = 0;
+       lo->ldo_def_striping_cached = 0;
+       lod_object_set_pool(lo, NULL);
+       lo->ldo_def_stripe_size = 0;
+       lo->ldo_def_stripenr = 0;
+       if (lo->ldo_dir_stripe != NULL)
+               lo->ldo_dir_def_striping_cached = 0;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Apply xattr changes to the object.
+ *
+ * Applies xattr changes to the object and the stripes if the latter exist.
+ *
+ * \param[in] env      execution environment
+ * \param[in] dt       object
+ * \param[in] buf      buffer pointing to the new value of xattr
+ * \param[in] name     name of xattr
+ * \param[in] fl       flags
+ * \param[in] th       transaction handle
+ *
+ * \retval             0 on success
+ * \retval             negative if failed
+ */
+static int lod_xattr_set_internal(const struct lu_env *env,
+                                 struct dt_object *dt,
+                                 const struct lu_buf *buf,
+                                 const char *name, int fl,
+                                 struct thandle *th)
+{
+       struct dt_object        *next = dt_object_child(dt);
+       struct lod_object       *lo = lod_dt_obj(dt);
+       int                     rc;
+       int                     i;
+       ENTRY;
+
+       rc = lod_sub_object_xattr_set(env, next, buf, name, fl, th);
+       if (rc != 0 || !S_ISDIR(dt->do_lu.lo_header->loh_attr))
+               RETURN(rc);
+
+       /* Note: Do not set LinkEA on sub-stripes, otherwise
+        * it will confuse the fid2path process(see mdt_path_current()).
+        * The linkEA between master and sub-stripes is set in
+        * lod_xattr_set_lmv(). */
+       if (lo->ldo_stripenr == 0 || strcmp(name, XATTR_NAME_LINK) == 0)
+               RETURN(0);
+
+       for (i = 0; i < lo->ldo_stripenr; i++) {
+               LASSERT(lo->ldo_stripe[i]);
+
+               rc = lod_sub_object_xattr_set(env, lo->ldo_stripe[i], buf, name,
+                                             fl, th);
+               if (rc != 0)
+                       break;
+       }
+
+       RETURN(rc);
+}
+
+/**
+ * Delete an extended attribute.
+ *
+ * Deletes specified xattr from the object and the stripes if the latter exist.
+ *
+ * \param[in] env      execution environment
+ * \param[in] dt       object
+ * \param[in] name     name of xattr
+ * \param[in] th       transaction handle
+ *
+ * \retval             0 on success
+ * \retval             negative if failed
+ */
+static int lod_xattr_del_internal(const struct lu_env *env,
+                                 struct dt_object *dt,
+                                 const char *name, struct thandle *th)
+{
+       struct dt_object        *next = dt_object_child(dt);
+       struct lod_object       *lo = lod_dt_obj(dt);
+       int                     rc;
+       int                     i;
+       ENTRY;
+
+       rc = lod_sub_object_xattr_del(env, next, name, th);
+       if (rc != 0 || !S_ISDIR(dt->do_lu.lo_header->loh_attr))
+               RETURN(rc);
+
+       if (lo->ldo_stripenr == 0)
+               RETURN(rc);
+
+       for (i = 0; i < lo->ldo_stripenr; i++) {
+               LASSERT(lo->ldo_stripe[i]);
+
+               rc = lod_sub_object_xattr_del(env, lo->ldo_stripe[i], name,
+                                             th);
+               if (rc != 0)
+                       break;
+       }
+
+       RETURN(rc);
+}
+
+/**
+ * Set default striping on a directory.
+ *
+ * Sets specified striping on a directory object unless it matches the default
+ * striping (LOVEA_DELETE_VALUES() macro). In the latter case remove existing
+ * EA. This striping will be used when regular file is being created in this
+ * directory.
+ *
+ * \param[in] env      execution environment
+ * \param[in] dt       the striped object
+ * \param[in] buf      buffer with the striping
+ * \param[in] name     name of EA
+ * \param[in] fl       xattr flag (see OSD API description)
+ * \param[in] th       transaction handle
+ *
+ * \retval             0 on success
+ * \retval             negative if failed
+ */
+static int lod_xattr_set_lov_on_dir(const struct lu_env *env,
+                                   struct dt_object *dt,
+                                   const struct lu_buf *buf,
+                                   const char *name, int fl,
+                                   struct thandle *th)
+{
+       struct lod_device       *d = lu2lod_dev(dt->do_lu.lo_dev);
+       struct lod_object       *l = lod_dt_obj(dt);
+       struct lov_user_md_v1   *lum;
+       struct lov_user_md_v3   *v3 = NULL;
+       const char              *pool_name = NULL;
+       int                      rc;
+       ENTRY;
+
+       /* If it is striped dir, we should clear the stripe cache for
+        * slave stripe as well, but there are no effective way to
+        * notify the LOD on the slave MDT, so we do not cache stripe
+        * information for slave stripe for now. XXX*/
+       lod_lov_stripe_cache_clear(l);
+       LASSERT(buf != NULL && buf->lb_buf != NULL);
+       lum = buf->lb_buf;
+
+       rc = lod_verify_striping(d, buf, false);
+       if (rc)
+               RETURN(rc);
+
+       if (lum->lmm_magic == LOV_USER_MAGIC_V3) {
+               v3 = buf->lb_buf;
+               if (v3->lmm_pool_name[0] != '\0')
+                       pool_name = v3->lmm_pool_name;
+       }
+
+       /* if { size, offset, count } = { 0, -1, 0 } and no pool
+        * (i.e. all default values specified) then delete default
+        * striping from dir. */
+       CDEBUG(D_OTHER,
+               "set default striping: sz %u # %u offset %d %s %s\n",
+               (unsigned)lum->lmm_stripe_size,
+               (unsigned)lum->lmm_stripe_count,
+               (int)lum->lmm_stripe_offset,
+               v3 ? "from" : "", v3 ? v3->lmm_pool_name : "");
+
+       if (LOVEA_DELETE_VALUES(lum->lmm_stripe_size, lum->lmm_stripe_count,
+                               lum->lmm_stripe_offset, pool_name)) {
+               rc = lod_xattr_del_internal(env, dt, name, th);
+               if (rc == -ENODATA)
+                       rc = 0;
+       } else {
+               rc = lod_xattr_set_internal(env, dt, buf, name, fl, th);
+       }
+
+       RETURN(rc);
+}
+
+/**
+ * Set default striping on a directory object.
+ *
+ * Sets specified striping on a directory object unless it matches the default
+ * striping (LOVEA_DELETE_VALUES() macro). In the latter case remove existing
+ * EA. This striping will be used when a new directory is being created in the
+ * directory.
+ *
+ * \param[in] env      execution environment
+ * \param[in] dt       the striped object
+ * \param[in] buf      buffer with the striping
+ * \param[in] name     name of EA
+ * \param[in] fl       xattr flag (see OSD API description)
+ * \param[in] th       transaction handle
+ *
+ * \retval             0 on success
+ * \retval             negative if failed
+ */
+static int lod_xattr_set_default_lmv_on_dir(const struct lu_env *env,
+                                           struct dt_object *dt,
+                                           const struct lu_buf *buf,
+                                           const char *name, int fl,
+                                           struct thandle *th)
+{
+       struct lod_object       *l = lod_dt_obj(dt);
+       struct lmv_user_md_v1   *lum;
+       int                      rc;
+       ENTRY;
+
+       LASSERT(buf != NULL && buf->lb_buf != NULL);
+       lum = buf->lb_buf;
+
+       CDEBUG(D_OTHER, "set default stripe_count # %u stripe_offset %d\n",
+             le32_to_cpu(lum->lum_stripe_count),
+             (int)le32_to_cpu(lum->lum_stripe_offset));
+
+       if (LMVEA_DELETE_VALUES((le32_to_cpu(lum->lum_stripe_count)),
+                                le32_to_cpu(lum->lum_stripe_offset)) &&
+                               le32_to_cpu(lum->lum_magic) == LMV_USER_MAGIC) {
+               rc = lod_xattr_del_internal(env, dt, name, th);
+               if (rc == -ENODATA)
+                       rc = 0;
+       } else {
+               rc = lod_xattr_set_internal(env, dt, buf, name, fl, th);
+               if (rc != 0)
+                       RETURN(rc);
+       }
+
+       /* Update default stripe cache */
+       if (l->ldo_dir_stripe == NULL) {
+               OBD_ALLOC_PTR(l->ldo_dir_stripe);
+               if (l->ldo_dir_stripe == NULL)
+                       RETURN(-ENOMEM);
+       }
+
+       l->ldo_dir_def_striping_cached = 0;
+       RETURN(rc);
+}
+
+/**
+ * Turn directory into a striped directory.
+ *
+ * During replay the client sends the striping created before MDT
+ * failure, then the layer above LOD sends this defined striping
+ * using ->do_xattr_set(), so LOD uses this method to replay creation
+ * of the stripes. Notice the original information for the striping
+ * (#stripes, FIDs, etc) was transferred in declare path.
+ *
+ * \param[in] env      execution environment
+ * \param[in] dt       the striped object
+ * \param[in] buf      not used currently
+ * \param[in] name     not used currently
+ * \param[in] fl       xattr flag (see OSD API description)
+ * \param[in] th       transaction handle
+ *
+ * \retval             0 on success
+ * \retval             negative if failed
+ */
+static int lod_xattr_set_lmv(const struct lu_env *env, struct dt_object *dt,
+                            const struct lu_buf *buf, const char *name,
+                            int fl, struct thandle *th)
+{
+       struct lod_object       *lo = lod_dt_obj(dt);
+       struct lod_thread_info  *info = lod_env_info(env);
+       struct lu_attr          *attr = &info->lti_attr;
+       struct dt_object_format *dof = &info->lti_format;
+       struct lu_buf           lmv_buf;
+       struct lu_buf           slave_lmv_buf;
+       struct lmv_mds_md_v1    *lmm;
+       struct lmv_mds_md_v1    *slave_lmm = NULL;
+       struct dt_insert_rec    *rec = &info->lti_dt_rec;
+       int                     i;
+       int                     rc;
+       ENTRY;
+
+       if (!S_ISDIR(dt->do_lu.lo_header->loh_attr))
+               RETURN(-ENOTDIR);
+
+       /* The stripes are supposed to be allocated in declare phase,
+        * if there are no stripes being allocated, it will skip */
+       if (lo->ldo_stripenr == 0)
+               RETURN(0);
+
+       rc = dt_attr_get(env, dt_object_child(dt), attr);
+       if (rc != 0)
+               RETURN(rc);
+
+       attr->la_valid = LA_ATIME | LA_MTIME | LA_CTIME |
+                        LA_MODE | LA_UID | LA_GID | LA_TYPE;
+       dof->dof_type = DFT_DIR;
+
+       rc = lod_prep_lmv_md(env, dt, &lmv_buf);
+       if (rc != 0)
+               RETURN(rc);
+       lmm = lmv_buf.lb_buf;
+
+       OBD_ALLOC_PTR(slave_lmm);
+       if (slave_lmm == NULL)
+               RETURN(-ENOMEM);
+
+       lod_prep_slave_lmv_md(slave_lmm, lmm);
+       slave_lmv_buf.lb_buf = slave_lmm;
+       slave_lmv_buf.lb_len = sizeof(*slave_lmm);
+
+       rec->rec_type = S_IFDIR;
+       for (i = 0; i < lo->ldo_stripenr; i++) {
+               struct dt_object *dto;
+               char             *stripe_name = info->lti_key;
+               struct lu_name          *sname;
+               struct linkea_data       ldata          = { NULL };
+               struct lu_buf            linkea_buf;
+
+               dto = lo->ldo_stripe[i];
+
+               dt_write_lock(env, dto, MOR_TGT_CHILD);
+               rc = lod_sub_object_create(env, dto, attr, NULL, dof,
+                                          th);
+               if (rc != 0) {
+                       dt_write_unlock(env, dto);
+                       GOTO(out, rc);
+               }
+
+               rc = lod_sub_object_ref_add(env, dto, th);
+               dt_write_unlock(env, dto);
+               if (rc != 0)
+                       GOTO(out, rc);
+
+               rec->rec_fid = lu_object_fid(&dto->do_lu);
+               rc = lod_sub_object_index_insert(env, dto,
+                               (const struct dt_rec *)rec,
+                               (const struct dt_key *)dot, th, 0);
+               if (rc != 0)
+                       GOTO(out, rc);
+
+               rec->rec_fid = lu_object_fid(&dt->do_lu);
+               rc = lod_sub_object_index_insert(env, dto, (struct dt_rec *)rec,
+                              (const struct dt_key *)dotdot, th, 0);
+               if (rc != 0)
+                       GOTO(out, rc);
+
+               if (!OBD_FAIL_CHECK(OBD_FAIL_LFSCK_LOST_SLAVE_LMV) ||
+                   cfs_fail_val != i) {
+                       if (OBD_FAIL_CHECK(OBD_FAIL_LFSCK_BAD_SLAVE_LMV) &&
+                           cfs_fail_val == i)
+                               slave_lmm->lmv_master_mdt_index =
+                                                       cpu_to_le32(i + 1);
+                       else
+                               slave_lmm->lmv_master_mdt_index =
+                                                       cpu_to_le32(i);
+
+                       rc = lod_sub_object_xattr_set(env, dto, &slave_lmv_buf,
+                                                     XATTR_NAME_LMV, fl, th);
+                       if (rc != 0)
+                               GOTO(out, rc);
+               }
+
+               if (OBD_FAIL_CHECK(OBD_FAIL_LFSCK_BAD_SLAVE_NAME) &&
+                   cfs_fail_val == i)
+                       snprintf(stripe_name, sizeof(info->lti_key), DFID":%d",
+                                PFID(lu_object_fid(&dto->do_lu)), i + 1);
+               else
+                       snprintf(stripe_name, sizeof(info->lti_key), DFID":%d",
+                                PFID(lu_object_fid(&dto->do_lu)), i);
+
+               sname = lod_name_get(env, stripe_name, strlen(stripe_name));
+               rc = linkea_data_new(&ldata, &info->lti_linkea_buf);
+               if (rc != 0)
+                       GOTO(out, rc);
+
+               rc = linkea_add_buf(&ldata, sname, lu_object_fid(&dt->do_lu));
+               if (rc != 0)
+                       GOTO(out, rc);
+
+               linkea_buf.lb_buf = ldata.ld_buf->lb_buf;
+               linkea_buf.lb_len = ldata.ld_leh->leh_len;
+               rc = lod_sub_object_xattr_set(env, dto, &linkea_buf,
+                                       XATTR_NAME_LINK, 0, th);
+               if (rc != 0)
+                       GOTO(out, rc);
+
+               rec->rec_fid = lu_object_fid(&dto->do_lu);
+               rc = lod_sub_object_index_insert(env, dt_object_child(dt),
+                              (const struct dt_rec *)rec,
+                              (const struct dt_key *)stripe_name, th, 0);
+               if (rc != 0)
+                       GOTO(out, rc);
+
+               rc = lod_sub_object_ref_add(env, dt_object_child(dt), th);
+               if (rc != 0)
+                       GOTO(out, rc);
+       }
+
+       if (!OBD_FAIL_CHECK(OBD_FAIL_LFSCK_LOST_MASTER_LMV))
+               rc = lod_sub_object_xattr_set(env, dt_object_child(dt),
+                                             &lmv_buf, XATTR_NAME_LMV, fl, th);
+out:
+       if (slave_lmm != NULL)
+               OBD_FREE_PTR(slave_lmm);
+
+       RETURN(rc);
+}
+
+/**
+ * Helper function to declare/execute creation of a striped directory
+ *
+ * Called in declare/create object path, prepare striping for a directory
+ * and prepare defaults data striping for the objects to be created in
+ * that directory. Notice the function calls "declaration" or "execution"
+ * methods depending on \a declare param. This is a consequence of the
+ * current approach while we don't have natural distributed transactions:
+ * we basically execute non-local updates in the declare phase. So, the
+ * arguments for the both phases are the same and this is the reason for
+ * this function to exist.
+ *
+ * \param[in] env      execution environment
+ * \param[in] dt       object
+ * \param[in] attr     attributes the stripes will be created with
+ * \param[in] dof      format of stripes (see OSD API description)
+ * \param[in] th       transaction handle
+ * \param[in] declare  where to call "declare" or "execute" methods
+ *
+ * \retval             0 on success
+ * \retval             negative if failed
+ */
+static int lod_dir_striping_create_internal(const struct lu_env *env,
+                                           struct dt_object *dt,
+                                           struct lu_attr *attr,
+                                           struct dt_object_format *dof,
+                                           struct thandle *th,
+                                           bool declare)
+{
+       struct lod_thread_info  *info = lod_env_info(env);
+       struct lod_object       *lo = lod_dt_obj(dt);
+       int                     rc;
+       ENTRY;
+
+       if (!LMVEA_DELETE_VALUES(lo->ldo_stripenr,
+                                lo->ldo_dir_stripe_offset)) {
+               struct lmv_user_md_v1 *v1 = info->lti_ea_store;
+               int stripe_count = lo->ldo_stripenr;
+
+               if (info->lti_ea_store_size < sizeof(*v1)) {
+                       rc = lod_ea_store_resize(info, sizeof(*v1));
+                       if (rc != 0)
+                               RETURN(rc);
+                       v1 = info->lti_ea_store;
+               }
+
+               memset(v1, 0, sizeof(*v1));
+               v1->lum_magic = cpu_to_le32(LMV_USER_MAGIC);
+               v1->lum_stripe_count = cpu_to_le32(stripe_count);
+               v1->lum_stripe_offset =
+                               cpu_to_le32(lo->ldo_dir_stripe_offset);
+
+               info->lti_buf.lb_buf = v1;
+               info->lti_buf.lb_len = sizeof(*v1);
+
+               if (declare)
+                       rc = lod_declare_xattr_set_lmv(env, dt, attr,
+                                                      &info->lti_buf, dof, th);
+               else
+                       rc = lod_xattr_set_lmv(env, dt, &info->lti_buf,
+                                              XATTR_NAME_LMV, 0, th);
+               if (rc != 0)
+                       RETURN(rc);
+       }
+
+       /* Transfer default LMV striping from the parent */
+       if (lo->ldo_dir_def_striping_set &&
+           !LMVEA_DELETE_VALUES(lo->ldo_dir_def_stripenr,
+                                lo->ldo_dir_def_stripe_offset)) {
+               struct lmv_user_md_v1 *v1 = info->lti_ea_store;
+               int def_stripe_count = lo->ldo_dir_def_stripenr;
+
+               if (info->lti_ea_store_size < sizeof(*v1)) {
+                       rc = lod_ea_store_resize(info, sizeof(*v1));
+                       if (rc != 0)
+                               RETURN(rc);
+                       v1 = info->lti_ea_store;
                }
-               rc = lod_declare_striped_object(env, dt, attr, buf, th);
-               if (rc)
+
+               memset(v1, 0, sizeof(*v1));
+               v1->lum_magic = cpu_to_le32(LMV_USER_MAGIC);
+               v1->lum_stripe_count = cpu_to_le32(def_stripe_count);
+               v1->lum_stripe_offset =
+                               cpu_to_le32(lo->ldo_dir_def_stripe_offset);
+               v1->lum_hash_type =
+                               cpu_to_le32(lo->ldo_dir_def_hash_type);
+
+               info->lti_buf.lb_buf = v1;
+               info->lti_buf.lb_len = sizeof(*v1);
+               if (declare)
+                       rc = lod_dir_declare_xattr_set(env, dt, &info->lti_buf,
+                                                      XATTR_NAME_DEFAULT_LMV,
+                                                      0, th);
+               else
+                       rc = lod_xattr_set_default_lmv_on_dir(env, dt,
+                                                 &info->lti_buf,
+                                                 XATTR_NAME_DEFAULT_LMV, 0,
+                                                 th);
+               if (rc != 0)
                        RETURN(rc);
        }
 
-       rc = dt_declare_xattr_set(env, next, buf, name, fl, th);
-
-       RETURN(rc);
-}
+       /* Transfer default LOV striping from the parent */
+       if (lo->ldo_def_striping_set &&
+           !LOVEA_DELETE_VALUES(lo->ldo_def_stripe_size,
+                                lo->ldo_def_stripenr,
+                                lo->ldo_def_stripe_offset,
+                                lo->ldo_pool)) {
+               struct lov_user_md_v3 *v3 = info->lti_ea_store;
+
+               if (info->lti_ea_store_size < sizeof(*v3)) {
+                       rc = lod_ea_store_resize(info, sizeof(*v3));
+                       if (rc != 0)
+                               RETURN(rc);
+                       v3 = info->lti_ea_store;
+               }
 
-static int lod_xattr_set_lov_on_dir(const struct lu_env *env,
-                                   struct dt_object *dt,
-                                   const struct lu_buf *buf,
-                                   const char *name, int fl,
-                                   struct thandle *th,
-                                   struct lustre_capa *capa)
-{
-       struct lod_device       *d = lu2lod_dev(dt->do_lu.lo_dev);
-       struct dt_object        *next = dt_object_child(dt);
-       struct lod_object       *l = lod_dt_obj(dt);
-       struct lov_user_md_v1   *lum;
-       struct lov_user_md_v3   *v3 = NULL;
-       int                      rc;
-       ENTRY;
+               memset(v3, 0, sizeof(*v3));
+               v3->lmm_magic = cpu_to_le32(LOV_USER_MAGIC_V3);
+               v3->lmm_stripe_count = cpu_to_le16(lo->ldo_def_stripenr);
+               v3->lmm_stripe_offset = cpu_to_le16(lo->ldo_def_stripe_offset);
+               v3->lmm_stripe_size = cpu_to_le32(lo->ldo_def_stripe_size);
+               if (lo->ldo_pool != NULL)
+                       strlcpy(v3->lmm_pool_name, lo->ldo_pool,
+                               sizeof(v3->lmm_pool_name));
 
-       LASSERT(l->ldo_stripe == NULL);
-       l->ldo_striping_cached = 0;
-       l->ldo_def_striping_set = 0;
-       lod_object_set_pool(l, NULL);
-       l->ldo_def_stripe_size = 0;
-       l->ldo_def_stripenr = 0;
+               info->lti_buf.lb_buf = v3;
+               info->lti_buf.lb_len = sizeof(*v3);
 
-       LASSERT(buf);
-       LASSERT(buf->lb_buf);
-       lum = buf->lb_buf;
+               if (declare)
+                       rc = lod_dir_declare_xattr_set(env, dt, &info->lti_buf,
+                                                      XATTR_NAME_LOV, 0, th);
+               else
+                       rc = lod_xattr_set_lov_on_dir(env, dt, &info->lti_buf,
+                                                     XATTR_NAME_LOV, 0, th);
+               if (rc != 0)
+                       RETURN(rc);
+       }
 
-       rc = lod_verify_striping(d, buf, 0);
-       if (rc)
-               RETURN(rc);
+       RETURN(0);
+}
 
-       if (lum->lmm_magic == LOV_USER_MAGIC_V3)
-               v3 = buf->lb_buf;
+static int lod_declare_dir_striping_create(const struct lu_env *env,
+                                          struct dt_object *dt,
+                                          struct lu_attr *attr,
+                                          struct dt_object_format *dof,
+                                          struct thandle *th)
+{
+       return lod_dir_striping_create_internal(env, dt, attr, dof, th, true);
+}
 
-       /* if { size, offset, count } = { 0, -1, 0 } and no pool
-        * (i.e. all default values specified) then delete default
-        * striping from dir. */
-       CDEBUG(D_OTHER,
-               "set default striping: sz %u # %u offset %d %s %s\n",
-               (unsigned)lum->lmm_stripe_size,
-               (unsigned)lum->lmm_stripe_count,
-               (int)lum->lmm_stripe_offset,
-               v3 ? "from" : "", v3 ? v3->lmm_pool_name : "");
+static int lod_dir_striping_create(const struct lu_env *env,
+                                  struct dt_object *dt,
+                                  struct lu_attr *attr,
+                                  struct dt_object_format *dof,
+                                  struct thandle *th)
+{
+       struct lod_object *lo = lod_dt_obj(dt);
+       int rc;
 
-       if (LOVEA_DELETE_VALUES((lum->lmm_stripe_size),
-                               (lum->lmm_stripe_count),
-                               (lum->lmm_stripe_offset)) &&
-                       lum->lmm_magic == LOV_USER_MAGIC_V1) {
-               rc = dt_xattr_del(env, next, name, th, capa);
-               if (rc == -ENODATA)
-                       rc = 0;
-       } else {
-               rc = dt_xattr_set(env, next, buf, name, fl, th, capa);
-       }
+       rc = lod_dir_striping_create_internal(env, dt, attr, dof, th, false);
+       if (rc == 0)
+               lo->ldo_striping_cached = 1;
 
-       RETURN(rc);
+       return rc;
 }
 
+/**
+ * Implementation of dt_object_operations::do_xattr_set.
+ *
+ * Sets specified extended attribute on the object. Three types of EAs are
+ * special:
+ *   LOV EA - stores striping for a regular file or default striping (when set
+ *           on a directory)
+ *   LMV EA - stores a marker for the striped directories
+ *   DMV EA - stores default directory striping
+ *
+ * When striping is applied to a non-striped existing object (this is called
+ * late striping), then LOD notices the caller wants to turn the object into a
+ * striped one. The stripe objects are created and appropriate EA is set:
+ * LOV EA storing all the stripes directly or LMV EA storing just a small header
+ * with striping configuration.
+ *
+ * \see dt_object_operations::do_xattr_set() in the API description for details.
+ */
 static int lod_xattr_set(const struct lu_env *env,
                         struct dt_object *dt, const struct lu_buf *buf,
-                        const char *name, int fl, struct thandle *th,
-                        struct lustre_capa *capa)
+                        const char *name, int fl, struct thandle *th)
 {
        struct dt_object        *next = dt_object_child(dt);
-       __u32                    attr;
        int                      rc;
        ENTRY;
 
-       attr = dt->do_lu.lo_header->loh_attr & S_IFMT;
-       if (S_ISDIR(attr)) {
-               if (strncmp(name, XATTR_NAME_LOV, strlen(XATTR_NAME_LOV)) == 0)
-                       rc = lod_xattr_set_lov_on_dir(env, dt, buf, name,
-                                                     fl, th, capa);
+       if (S_ISDIR(dt->do_lu.lo_header->loh_attr) &&
+           strcmp(name, XATTR_NAME_LMV) == 0) {
+               struct lmv_mds_md_v1 *lmm = buf->lb_buf;
+
+               if (lmm != NULL && le32_to_cpu(lmm->lmv_hash_type) &
+                                               LMV_HASH_FLAG_MIGRATION)
+                       rc = lod_sub_object_xattr_set(env, next, buf, name, fl,
+                                                     th);
                else
-                       rc = dt_xattr_set(env, next, buf, name, fl, th, capa);
+                       rc = lod_dir_striping_create(env, dt, NULL, NULL, th);
 
-       } else if (S_ISREG(attr) && !strcmp(name, XATTR_NAME_LOV)) {
+               RETURN(rc);
+       }
+
+       if (S_ISDIR(dt->do_lu.lo_header->loh_attr) &&
+           strcmp(name, XATTR_NAME_LOV) == 0) {
+               /* default LOVEA */
+               rc = lod_xattr_set_lov_on_dir(env, dt, buf, name, fl, th);
+               RETURN(rc);
+       } else if (S_ISDIR(dt->do_lu.lo_header->loh_attr) &&
+                  strcmp(name, XATTR_NAME_DEFAULT_LMV) == 0) {
+               /* default LMVEA */
+               rc = lod_xattr_set_default_lmv_on_dir(env, dt, buf, name, fl,
+                                                     th);
+               RETURN(rc);
+       } else if (S_ISREG(dt->do_lu.lo_header->loh_attr) &&
+                  !strcmp(name, XATTR_NAME_LOV)) {
                /* in case of lov EA swap, just set it
                 * if not, it is a replay so check striping match what we
                 * already have during req replay, declare_xattr_set()
-                * defines striping, then create() does the work
-               */
-               if (fl & LU_XATTR_REPLACE)
-                       rc = dt_xattr_set(env, next, buf, name, fl, th, capa);
-               else
+                * defines striping, then create() does the work */
+               if (fl & LU_XATTR_REPLACE) {
+                       /* free stripes, then update disk */
+                       lod_object_free_striping(env, lod_dt_obj(dt));
+
+                       rc = lod_sub_object_xattr_set(env, next, buf, name,
+                                                     fl, th);
+               } else if (dt_object_remote(dt)) {
+                       /* This only happens during migration, see
+                        * mdd_migrate_create(), in which Master MDT will
+                        * create a remote target object, and only set
+                        * (migrating) stripe EA on the remote object,
+                        * and does not need creating each stripes. */
+                       rc = lod_sub_object_xattr_set(env, next, buf, name,
+                                                     fl, th);
+               } else {
                        rc = lod_striping_create(env, dt, NULL, NULL, th);
+               }
+               RETURN(rc);
+       } else if (strcmp(name, XATTR_NAME_FID) == 0) {
+               rc = lod_object_replace_parent_fid(env, dt, th, false);
+
                RETURN(rc);
-       } else {
-               /*
-                * behave transparantly for all other EAs
-                */
-               rc = dt_xattr_set(env, next, buf, name, fl, th, capa);
        }
 
+       /* then all other xattr */
+       rc = lod_xattr_set_internal(env, dt, buf, name, fl, th);
+
        RETURN(rc);
 }
 
+/**
+ * Implementation of dt_object_operations::do_declare_xattr_del.
+ *
+ * \see dt_object_operations::do_declare_xattr_del() in the API description
+ * for details.
+ */
 static int lod_declare_xattr_del(const struct lu_env *env,
                                 struct dt_object *dt, const char *name,
                                 struct thandle *th)
 {
-       return dt_declare_xattr_del(env, dt_object_child(dt), name, th);
+       struct lod_object       *lo = lod_dt_obj(dt);
+       int                     rc;
+       int                     i;
+       ENTRY;
+
+       rc = lod_sub_object_declare_xattr_del(env, dt_object_child(dt),
+                                             name, th);
+       if (rc != 0)
+               RETURN(rc);
+
+       if (!S_ISDIR(dt->do_lu.lo_header->loh_attr))
+               RETURN(0);
+
+       /* set xattr to each stripes, if needed */
+       rc = lod_load_striping(env, lo);
+       if (rc != 0)
+               RETURN(rc);
+
+       if (lo->ldo_stripenr == 0)
+               RETURN(0);
+
+       for (i = 0; i < lo->ldo_stripenr; i++) {
+               LASSERT(lo->ldo_stripe[i]);
+               rc = lod_sub_object_declare_xattr_del(env, lo->ldo_stripe[i],
+                                                     name, th);
+               if (rc != 0)
+                       break;
+       }
+
+       RETURN(rc);
 }
 
+/**
+ * Implementation of dt_object_operations::do_xattr_del.
+ *
+ * If EA storing a regular striping is being deleted, then release
+ * all the references to the stripe objects in core.
+ *
+ * \see dt_object_operations::do_xattr_del() in the API description for details.
+ */
 static int lod_xattr_del(const struct lu_env *env, struct dt_object *dt,
-                        const char *name, struct thandle *th,
-                        struct lustre_capa *capa)
+                        const char *name, struct thandle *th)
 {
-       return dt_xattr_del(env, dt_object_child(dt), name, th, capa);
+       struct dt_object        *next = dt_object_child(dt);
+       struct lod_object       *lo = lod_dt_obj(dt);
+       int                     rc;
+       int                     i;
+       ENTRY;
+
+       if (!strcmp(name, XATTR_NAME_LOV))
+               lod_object_free_striping(env, lod_dt_obj(dt));
+
+       rc = lod_sub_object_xattr_del(env, next, name, th);
+       if (rc != 0 || !S_ISDIR(dt->do_lu.lo_header->loh_attr))
+               RETURN(rc);
+
+       if (lo->ldo_stripenr == 0)
+               RETURN(0);
+
+       for (i = 0; i < lo->ldo_stripenr; i++) {
+               LASSERT(lo->ldo_stripe[i]);
+
+               rc = lod_sub_object_xattr_del(env, lo->ldo_stripe[i], name, th);
+               if (rc != 0)
+                       break;
+       }
+
+       RETURN(rc);
 }
 
+/**
+ * Implementation of dt_object_operations::do_xattr_list.
+ *
+ * \see dt_object_operations::do_xattr_list() in the API description
+ * for details.
+ */
 static int lod_xattr_list(const struct lu_env *env,
-                         struct dt_object *dt, struct lu_buf *buf,
-                         struct lustre_capa *capa)
+                         struct dt_object *dt, const struct lu_buf *buf)
 {
-       return dt_xattr_list(env, dt_object_child(dt), buf, capa);
+       return dt_xattr_list(env, dt_object_child(dt), buf);
 }
 
+/**
+ * Initialize a pool the object belongs to.
+ *
+ * When a striped object is being created, striping configuration
+ * may demand the stripes are allocated on a limited set of the
+ * targets. These limited sets are known as "pools". So we copy
+ * a pool name into the object and later actual creation methods
+ * (like lod_object_create()) will use this information to allocate
+ * the stripes properly.
+ *
+ * \param[in] o                object
+ * \param[in] pool     pool name
+ */
 int lod_object_set_pool(struct lod_object *o, char *pool)
 {
        int len;
@@ -590,39 +2982,53 @@ static inline int lod_object_will_be_striped(int is_reg, const struct lu_fid *fi
        return (is_reg && fid_seq(fid) != FID_SEQ_LOCAL_FILE);
 }
 
-static int lod_cache_parent_striping(const struct lu_env *env,
-                                    struct lod_object *lp)
+
+/**
+ * Cache default regular striping in the object.
+ *
+ * To improve performance of striped regular object creation we cache
+ * default LOV striping (if it exists) in the parent directory object.
+ *
+ * \param[in] env              execution environment
+ * \param[in] lp               object
+ *
+ * \retval             0 on success
+ * \retval             negative if failed
+ */
+static int lod_cache_parent_lov_striping(const struct lu_env *env,
+                                        struct lod_object *lp)
 {
+       struct lod_thread_info  *info = lod_env_info(env);
        struct lov_user_md_v1   *v1 = NULL;
        struct lov_user_md_v3   *v3 = NULL;
        int                      rc;
        ENTRY;
 
-       /* dt_ah_init() is called from MDD without parent being write locked
+       /* called from MDD without parent being write locked,
         * lock it here */
        dt_write_lock(env, dt_object_child(&lp->ldo_obj), 0);
-       if (lp->ldo_striping_cached)
-               GOTO(unlock, rc = 0);
-
        rc = lod_get_lov_ea(env, lp);
        if (rc < 0)
                GOTO(unlock, rc);
 
-       if (rc < sizeof(struct lov_user_md)) {
+       if (rc < (typeof(rc))sizeof(struct lov_user_md)) {
                /* don't lookup for non-existing or invalid striping */
                lp->ldo_def_striping_set = 0;
-               lp->ldo_striping_cached = 1;
+               lp->ldo_def_striping_cached = 1;
                lp->ldo_def_stripe_size = 0;
                lp->ldo_def_stripenr = 0;
                lp->ldo_def_stripe_offset = (typeof(v1->lmm_stripe_offset))(-1);
                GOTO(unlock, rc = 0);
        }
 
-       v1 = (struct lov_user_md_v1 *)lod_env_info(env)->lti_ea_store;
-       if (v1->lmm_magic == __swab32(LOV_USER_MAGIC_V1))
+       rc = 0;
+       v1 = info->lti_ea_store;
+       if (v1->lmm_magic == __swab32(LOV_USER_MAGIC_V1)) {
                lustre_swab_lov_user_md_v1(v1);
-       else if (v1->lmm_magic == __swab32(LOV_USER_MAGIC_V3))
+       } else if (v1->lmm_magic == __swab32(LOV_USER_MAGIC_V3)) {
+               v3 = (struct lov_user_md_v3 *)v1;
                lustre_swab_lov_user_md_v3(v3);
+       }
 
        if (v1->lmm_magic != LOV_MAGIC_V3 && v1->lmm_magic != LOV_MAGIC_V1)
                GOTO(unlock, rc = 0);
@@ -630,23 +3036,75 @@ static int lod_cache_parent_striping(const struct lu_env *env,
        if (v1->lmm_pattern != LOV_PATTERN_RAID0 && v1->lmm_pattern != 0)
                GOTO(unlock, rc = 0);
 
+       CDEBUG(D_INFO, DFID" stripe_count=%d stripe_size=%d stripe_offset=%d\n",
+              PFID(lu_object_fid(&lp->ldo_obj.do_lu)),
+              (int)v1->lmm_stripe_count,
+              (int)v1->lmm_stripe_size, (int)v1->lmm_stripe_offset);
+
        lp->ldo_def_stripenr = v1->lmm_stripe_count;
        lp->ldo_def_stripe_size = v1->lmm_stripe_size;
        lp->ldo_def_stripe_offset = v1->lmm_stripe_offset;
-       lp->ldo_striping_cached = 1;
+       lp->ldo_def_striping_cached = 1;
        lp->ldo_def_striping_set = 1;
-
        if (v1->lmm_magic == LOV_USER_MAGIC_V3) {
                /* XXX: sanity check here */
                v3 = (struct lov_user_md_v3 *) v1;
                if (v3->lmm_pool_name[0])
                        lod_object_set_pool(lp, v3->lmm_pool_name);
        }
+       EXIT;
+unlock:
+       dt_write_unlock(env, dt_object_child(&lp->ldo_obj));
+       return rc;
+}
+
+
+/**
+ * Cache default directory striping in the object.
+ *
+ * To improve performance of striped directory creation we cache default
+ * directory striping (if it exists) in the parent directory object.
+ *
+ * \param[in] env              execution environment
+ * \param[in] lp               object
+ *
+ * \retval             0 on success
+ * \retval             negative if failed
+ */
+static int lod_cache_parent_lmv_striping(const struct lu_env *env,
+                                        struct lod_object *lp)
+{
+       struct lod_thread_info  *info = lod_env_info(env);
+       struct lmv_user_md_v1   *v1 = NULL;
+       int                      rc;
+       ENTRY;
+
+       /* called from MDD without parent being write locked,
+        * lock it here */
+       dt_write_lock(env, dt_object_child(&lp->ldo_obj), 0);
+       rc = lod_get_default_lmv_ea(env, lp);
+       if (rc < 0)
+               GOTO(unlock, rc);
+
+       if (rc < (typeof(rc))sizeof(struct lmv_user_md)) {
+               /* don't lookup for non-existing or invalid striping */
+               lp->ldo_dir_def_striping_set = 0;
+               lp->ldo_dir_def_striping_cached = 1;
+               lp->ldo_dir_def_stripenr = 0;
+               lp->ldo_dir_def_stripe_offset =
+                                       (typeof(v1->lum_stripe_offset))(-1);
+               lp->ldo_dir_def_hash_type = LMV_HASH_TYPE_FNV_1A_64;
+               GOTO(unlock, rc = 0);
+       }
 
-       CDEBUG(D_OTHER, "def. striping: # %d, sz %d, off %d %s%s on "DFID"\n",
-              lp->ldo_def_stripenr, lp->ldo_def_stripe_size,
-              lp->ldo_def_stripe_offset, v3 ? "from " : "",
-              v3 ? lp->ldo_pool : "", PFID(lu_object_fid(&lp->ldo_obj.do_lu)));
+       rc = 0;
+       v1 = info->lti_ea_store;
+
+       lp->ldo_dir_def_stripenr = le32_to_cpu(v1->lum_stripe_count);
+       lp->ldo_dir_def_stripe_offset = le32_to_cpu(v1->lum_stripe_offset);
+       lp->ldo_dir_def_hash_type = le32_to_cpu(v1->lum_hash_type);
+       lp->ldo_dir_def_striping_set = 1;
+       lp->ldo_dir_def_striping_cached = 1;
 
        EXIT;
 unlock:
@@ -655,13 +3113,63 @@ unlock:
 }
 
 /**
- * used to transfer default striping data to the object being created
+ * Cache default striping in the object.
+ *
+ * To improve performance of striped object creation we cache default striping
+ * (if it exists) in the parent directory object. We always cache default
+ * striping for the regular files (stored in LOV EA) and we cache default
+ * striping for the directories if requested by \a child_mode (when a new
+ * directory is being created).
+ *
+ * \param[in] env              execution environment
+ * \param[in] lp               object
+ * \param[in] child_mode       new object's mode
+ *
+ * \retval             0 on success
+ * \retval             negative if failed
+ */
+static int lod_cache_parent_striping(const struct lu_env *env,
+                                    struct lod_object *lp,
+                                    umode_t child_mode)
+{
+       int rc = 0;
+       ENTRY;
+
+       if (!lp->ldo_def_striping_cached) {
+               /* we haven't tried to get default striping for
+                * the directory yet, let's cache it in the object */
+               rc = lod_cache_parent_lov_striping(env, lp);
+               if (rc != 0)
+                       RETURN(rc);
+       }
+
+       /* If the parent is on the remote MDT, we should always
+        * try to refresh the default stripeEA cache, because we
+        * do not cache default striping information for remote
+        * object. */
+       if (S_ISDIR(child_mode) && (!lp->ldo_dir_def_striping_cached ||
+                                   dt_object_remote(&lp->ldo_obj)))
+               rc = lod_cache_parent_lmv_striping(env, lp);
+
+       RETURN(rc);
+}
+
+/**
+ * Implementation of dt_object_operations::do_ah_init.
+ *
+ * This method is used to make a decision on the striping configuration for the
+ * object being created. It can be taken from the \a parent object if it exists,
+ * or filesystem's default. The resulting configuration (number of stripes,
+ * stripe size/offset, pool name, etc) is stored in the object itself and will
+ * be used by the methods like ->doo_declare_create().
+ *
+ * \see dt_object_operations::do_ah_init() in the API description for details.
  */
 static void lod_ah_init(const struct lu_env *env,
                        struct dt_allocation_hint *ah,
                        struct dt_object *parent,
                        struct dt_object *child,
-                       cfs_umode_t child_mode)
+                       umode_t child_mode)
 {
        struct lod_device *d = lu2lod_dev(child->do_lu.lo_dev);
        struct dt_object  *nextp = NULL;
@@ -669,6 +3177,7 @@ static void lod_ah_init(const struct lu_env *env,
        struct lod_object *lp = NULL;
        struct lod_object *lc;
        struct lov_desc   *desc;
+       int               rc;
        ENTRY;
 
        LASSERT(child);
@@ -676,6 +3185,9 @@ static void lod_ah_init(const struct lu_env *env,
        if (likely(parent)) {
                nextp = dt_object_child(parent);
                lp = lod_dt_obj(parent);
+               rc = lod_load_striping(env, lp);
+               if (rc != 0)
+                       return;
        }
 
        nextc = dt_object_child(child);
@@ -684,35 +3196,97 @@ static void lod_ah_init(const struct lu_env *env,
        LASSERT(lc->ldo_stripenr == 0);
        LASSERT(lc->ldo_stripe == NULL);
 
-       /*
-        * local object may want some hints
-        * in case of late striping creation, ->ah_init()
-        * can be called with local object existing
-        */
        if (!dt_object_exists(nextc))
                nextc->do_ops->do_ah_init(env, ah, nextp, nextc, child_mode);
 
        if (S_ISDIR(child_mode)) {
-               if (lp->ldo_striping_cached == 0) {
-                       /* we haven't tried to get default striping for
-                        * the directory yet, let's cache it in the object */
-                       lod_cache_parent_striping(env, lp);
+               if (lc->ldo_dir_stripe == NULL) {
+                       OBD_ALLOC_PTR(lc->ldo_dir_stripe);
+                       if (lc->ldo_dir_stripe == NULL)
+                               return;
+               }
+
+               LASSERT(lp != NULL);
+               if (lp->ldo_dir_stripe == NULL) {
+                       OBD_ALLOC_PTR(lp->ldo_dir_stripe);
+                       if (lp->ldo_dir_stripe == NULL)
+                               return;
                }
+
+               rc = lod_cache_parent_striping(env, lp, child_mode);
+               if (rc != 0)
+                       return;
+
                /* transfer defaults to new directory */
-               if (lp->ldo_striping_cached) {
+               if (lp->ldo_def_striping_set) {
                        if (lp->ldo_pool)
                                lod_object_set_pool(lc, lp->ldo_pool);
                        lc->ldo_def_stripenr = lp->ldo_def_stripenr;
                        lc->ldo_def_stripe_size = lp->ldo_def_stripe_size;
                        lc->ldo_def_stripe_offset = lp->ldo_def_stripe_offset;
-                       lc->ldo_striping_cached = 1;
                        lc->ldo_def_striping_set = 1;
+                       lc->ldo_def_striping_cached = 1;
                        CDEBUG(D_OTHER, "inherite EA sz:%d off:%d nr:%d\n",
-                              (int)lc->ldo_def_stripenr,
                               (int)lc->ldo_def_stripe_size,
-                              (int)lc->ldo_def_stripe_offset);
+                              (int)lc->ldo_def_stripe_offset,
+                              (int)lc->ldo_def_stripenr);
+               }
+
+               /* transfer dir defaults to new directory */
+               if (lp->ldo_dir_def_striping_set) {
+                       lc->ldo_dir_def_stripenr = lp->ldo_dir_def_stripenr;
+                       lc->ldo_dir_def_stripe_offset =
+                                                 lp->ldo_dir_def_stripe_offset;
+                       lc->ldo_dir_def_hash_type =
+                                                 lp->ldo_dir_def_hash_type;
+                       lc->ldo_dir_def_striping_set = 1;
+                       lc->ldo_dir_def_striping_cached = 1;
+                       CDEBUG(D_INFO, "inherit default EA nr:%d off:%d t%u\n",
+                              (int)lc->ldo_dir_def_stripenr,
+                              (int)lc->ldo_dir_def_stripe_offset,
+                              lc->ldo_dir_def_hash_type);
+               }
+
+               /* It should always honour the specified stripes */
+               if (ah->dah_eadata != NULL && ah->dah_eadata_len != 0) {
+                       const struct lmv_user_md_v1 *lum1 = ah->dah_eadata;
+
+                       rc = lod_verify_md_striping(d, lum1);
+                       if (rc == 0 &&
+                               le32_to_cpu(lum1->lum_stripe_count) > 1) {
+                               /* Directory will be striped only if
+                                * stripe_count > 1 */
+                               lc->ldo_stripenr =
+                                       le32_to_cpu(lum1->lum_stripe_count);
+                               lc->ldo_dir_stripe_offset =
+                                       le32_to_cpu(lum1->lum_stripe_offset);
+                               lc->ldo_dir_hash_type =
+                                       le32_to_cpu(lum1->lum_hash_type);
+                               CDEBUG(D_INFO, "set stripe EA nr:%hu off:%d\n",
+                                      lc->ldo_stripenr,
+                                      (int)lc->ldo_dir_stripe_offset);
+                       }
+               /* then check whether there is default stripes from parent */
+               } else if (lp->ldo_dir_def_striping_set) {
+                       /* If there are default dir stripe from parent */
+                       lc->ldo_stripenr = lp->ldo_dir_def_stripenr;
+                       lc->ldo_dir_stripe_offset =
+                                       lp->ldo_dir_def_stripe_offset;
+                       lc->ldo_dir_hash_type =
+                                       lp->ldo_dir_def_hash_type;
+                       CDEBUG(D_INFO, "inherit EA nr:%hu off:%d\n",
+                              lc->ldo_stripenr,
+                              (int)lc->ldo_dir_stripe_offset);
+               } else {
+                       /* set default stripe for this directory */
+                       lc->ldo_stripenr = 0;
+                       lc->ldo_dir_stripe_offset = -1;
                }
-               return;
+
+               CDEBUG(D_INFO, "final striping count:%hu, offset:%d\n",
+                      lc->ldo_stripenr, (int)lc->ldo_dir_stripe_offset);
+
+               goto out;
        }
 
        /*
@@ -722,19 +3296,14 @@ static void lod_ah_init(const struct lu_env *env,
         */
        if (!lod_object_will_be_striped(S_ISREG(child_mode),
                                        lu_object_fid(&child->do_lu)))
-               return;
-
+               goto out;
        /*
         * try from the parent
         */
        if (likely(parent)) {
-               if (lp->ldo_striping_cached == 0) {
-                       /* we haven't tried to get default striping for
-                        * the directory yet, let's cache it in the object */
-                       lod_cache_parent_striping(env, lp);
-               }
+               lod_cache_parent_striping(env, lp, child_mode);
 
-               lc->ldo_def_stripe_offset = (__u16) -1;
+               lc->ldo_def_stripe_offset = LOV_OFFSET_DEFAULT;
 
                if (lp->ldo_def_striping_set) {
                        if (lp->ldo_pool)
@@ -760,15 +3329,31 @@ static void lod_ah_init(const struct lu_env *env,
               lc->ldo_stripenr, lc->ldo_stripe_size,
               lc->ldo_pool ? lc->ldo_pool : "");
 
+out:
+       /* we do not cache stripe information for slave stripe, see
+        * lod_xattr_set_lov_on_dir */
+       if (lp != NULL && lp->ldo_dir_slave_stripe)
+               lod_lov_stripe_cache_clear(lp);
+
        EXIT;
 }
 
 #define ll_do_div64(aaa,bbb)    do_div((aaa), (bbb))
-/*
- * this function handles a special case when truncate was done
- * on a stripeless object and now striping is being created
- * we can't lose that size, so we have to propagate it to newly
- * created object
+/**
+ * Size initialization on late striping.
+ *
+ * Propagate the size of a truncated object to a deferred striping.
+ * This function handles a special case when truncate was done on a
+ * non-striped object and now while the striping is being created
+ * we can't lose that size, so we have to propagate it to the stripes
+ * being created.
+ *
+ * \param[in] env      execution environment
+ * \param[in] dt       object
+ * \param[in] th       transaction handle
+ *
+ * \retval             0 on success
+ * \retval             negative if failed
  */
 static int lod_declare_init_size(const struct lu_env *env,
                                 struct dt_object *dt, struct thandle *th)
@@ -784,7 +3369,7 @@ static int lod_declare_init_size(const struct lu_env *env,
        LASSERT(lo->ldo_stripe || lo->ldo_stripenr == 0);
        LASSERT(lo->ldo_stripe_size > 0);
 
-       rc = dt_attr_get(env, next, attr, BYPASS_CAPA);
+       rc = dt_attr_get(env, next, attr);
        LASSERT(attr->la_valid & LA_SIZE);
        if (rc)
                RETURN(rc);
@@ -804,14 +3389,30 @@ static int lod_declare_init_size(const struct lu_env *env,
        attr->la_valid = LA_SIZE;
        attr->la_size = size;
 
-       rc = dt_declare_attr_set(env, lo->ldo_stripe[stripe], attr, th);
+       rc = lod_sub_object_declare_attr_set(env, lo->ldo_stripe[stripe], attr,
+                                            th);
 
        RETURN(rc);
 }
 
-
 /**
- * Create declaration of striped object
+ * Declare creation of striped object.
+ *
+ * The function declares creation stripes for a regular object. The function
+ * also declares whether the stripes will be created with non-zero size if
+ * previously size was set non-zero on the master object. If object \a dt is
+ * not local, then only fully defined striping can be applied in \a lovea.
+ * Otherwise \a lovea can be in the form of pattern, see lod_qos_parse_config()
+ * for the details.
+ *
+ * \param[in] env      execution environment
+ * \param[in] dt       object
+ * \param[in] attr     attributes the stripes will be created with
+ * \param[in] lovea    a buffer containing striping description
+ * \param[in] th       transaction handle
+ *
+ * \retval             0 on success
+ * \retval             negative if failed
  */
 int lod_declare_striped_object(const struct lu_env *env, struct dt_object *dt,
                               struct lu_attr *attr,
@@ -830,22 +3431,33 @@ int lod_declare_striped_object(const struct lu_env *env, struct dt_object *dt,
                GOTO(out, rc = -ENOMEM);
        }
 
-       /* choose OST and generate appropriate objects */
-       rc = lod_qos_prep_create(env, lo, attr, lovea, th);
-       if (rc) {
-               /* failed to create striping, let's reset
-                * config so that others don't get confused */
-               lod_object_free_striping(env, lo);
-               GOTO(out, rc);
-       }
+       if (!dt_object_remote(next)) {
+               /* choose OST and generate appropriate objects */
+               rc = lod_qos_prep_create(env, lo, attr, lovea, th);
+               if (rc) {
+                       /* failed to create striping, let's reset
+                        * config so that others don't get confused */
+                       lod_object_free_striping(env, lo);
+                       GOTO(out, rc);
+               }
 
-       /*
-        * declare storage for striping data
-        */
-       info->lti_buf.lb_len = lov_mds_md_size(lo->ldo_stripenr,
+               /*
+                * declare storage for striping data
+                */
+               info->lti_buf.lb_len = lov_mds_md_size(lo->ldo_stripenr,
                                lo->ldo_pool ?  LOV_MAGIC_V3 : LOV_MAGIC_V1);
-       rc = dt_declare_xattr_set(env, next, &info->lti_buf, XATTR_NAME_LOV,
-                                 0, th);
+       } else {
+               /* LOD can not choose OST objects for remote objects, i.e.
+                * stripes must be ready before that. Right now, it can only
+                * happen during migrate, i.e. migrate process needs to create
+                * remote regular file (mdd_migrate_create), then the migrate
+                * process will provide stripeEA. */
+               LASSERT(lovea != NULL);
+               info->lti_buf = *lovea;
+       }
+
+       rc = lod_sub_object_declare_xattr_set(env, next, &info->lti_buf,
+                                             XATTR_NAME_LOV, 0, th);
        if (rc)
                GOTO(out, rc);
 
@@ -861,6 +3473,17 @@ out:
        RETURN(rc);
 }
 
+/**
+ * Implementation of dt_object_operations::do_declare_create.
+ *
+ * The method declares creation of a new object. If the object will be striped,
+ * then helper functions are called to find FIDs for the stripes, declare
+ * creation of the stripes and declare initialization of the striping
+ * information to be stored in the master object.
+ *
+ * \see dt_object_operations::do_declare_create() in the API description
+ * for details.
+ */
 static int lod_declare_object_create(const struct lu_env *env,
                                     struct dt_object *dt,
                                     struct lu_attr *attr,
@@ -876,20 +3499,21 @@ static int lod_declare_object_create(const struct lu_env *env,
        LASSERT(dof);
        LASSERT(attr);
        LASSERT(th);
-       LASSERT(!dt_object_exists(next));
 
        /*
         * first of all, we declare creation of local object
         */
-       rc = dt_declare_create(env, next, attr, hint, dof, th);
-       if (rc)
+       rc = lod_sub_object_declare_create(env, next, attr, hint, dof, th);
+       if (rc != 0)
                GOTO(out, rc);
 
        if (dof->dof_type == DFT_SYM)
                dt->do_body_ops = &lod_body_lnk_ops;
+       else if (dof->dof_type == DFT_REGULAR)
+               dt->do_body_ops = &lod_body_ops;
 
        /*
-        * it's lod_ah_init() who has decided the object will striped
+        * it's lod_ah_init() that has decided the object will be striped
         */
        if (dof->dof_type == DFT_REGULAR) {
                /* callers don't want stripes */
@@ -901,44 +3525,64 @@ static int lod_declare_object_create(const struct lu_env *env,
                if (lo->ldo_stripenr > 0)
                        rc = lod_declare_striped_object(env, dt, attr,
                                                        NULL, th);
-       } else if (dof->dof_type == DFT_DIR && lo->ldo_striping_cached) {
-               struct lod_thread_info *info = lod_env_info(env);
-
-               struct lov_user_md_v3 *v3;
-
-               if (LOVEA_DELETE_VALUES(lo->ldo_def_stripe_size,
-                                       lo->ldo_def_stripenr,
-                                       lo->ldo_def_stripe_offset))
-                       RETURN(0);
-
-               OBD_ALLOC_PTR(v3);
-               if (v3 == NULL)
-                       RETURN(-ENOMEM);
-
-               v3->lmm_magic = cpu_to_le32(LOV_MAGIC_V3);
-               v3->lmm_pattern = cpu_to_le32(LOV_PATTERN_RAID0);
-               v3->lmm_object_id = fid_oid(lu_object_fid(&dt->do_lu));
-               v3->lmm_object_seq = fid_seq(lu_object_fid(&dt->do_lu));
-               v3->lmm_stripe_size = cpu_to_le32(lo->ldo_def_stripe_size);
-               v3->lmm_stripe_count = cpu_to_le32(lo->ldo_def_stripenr);
-               v3->lmm_stripe_offset = cpu_to_le16(lo->ldo_def_stripe_offset);
-               if (lo->ldo_pool)
-                       strncpy(v3->lmm_pool_name, lo->ldo_pool,
-                               LOV_MAXPOOLNAME);
-
-               info->lti_buf.lb_buf = v3;
-               info->lti_buf.lb_len = sizeof(*v3);
+       } else if (dof->dof_type == DFT_DIR) {
+               struct seq_server_site *ss;
+
+               ss = lu_site2seq(dt->do_lu.lo_dev->ld_site);
+
+               /* If the parent has default stripeEA, and client
+                * did not find it before sending create request,
+                * then MDT will return -EREMOTE, and client will
+                * retrieve the default stripeEA and re-create the
+                * sub directory.
+                *
+                * Note: if dah_eadata != NULL, it means creating the
+                * striped directory with specified stripeEA, then it
+                * should ignore the default stripeEA */
+               if (hint != NULL && hint->dah_eadata == NULL) {
+                       if (OBD_FAIL_CHECK(OBD_FAIL_MDS_STALE_DIR_LAYOUT))
+                               GOTO(out, rc = -EREMOTE);
+
+                       if (lo->ldo_dir_stripe_offset == -1) {
+                               /* child and parent should be in the same MDT */
+                               if (hint->dah_parent != NULL &&
+                                   dt_object_remote(hint->dah_parent))
+                                       GOTO(out, rc = -EREMOTE);
+                       } else if (lo->ldo_dir_stripe_offset !=
+                                  ss->ss_node_id) {
+                               GOTO(out, rc = -EREMOTE);
+                       }
+               }
 
-               /* to transfer default striping from the parent */
-               rc = dt_declare_xattr_set(env, next, &info->lti_buf,
-                                         XATTR_NAME_LOV, 0, th);
-               OBD_FREE_PTR(v3);
+               /* Orphan object (like migrating object) does not have
+                * lod_dir_stripe, see lod_ah_init */
+               if (lo->ldo_dir_stripe != NULL)
+                       rc = lod_declare_dir_striping_create(env, dt, attr,
+                                                            dof, th);
        }
-
 out:
        RETURN(rc);
 }
 
+/**
+ * Creation of a striped regular object.
+ *
+ * The function is called to create the stripe objects for a regular
+ * striped file. This can happen at the initial object creation or
+ * when the caller asks LOD to do so using ->do_xattr_set() method
+ * (so called late striping). Notice all the information are already
+ * prepared in the form of the list of objects (ldo_stripe field).
+ * This is done during declare phase.
+ *
+ * \param[in] env      execution environment
+ * \param[in] dt       object
+ * \param[in] attr     attributes the stripes will be created with
+ * \param[in] dof      format of stripes (see OSD API description)
+ * \param[in] th       transaction handle
+ *
+ * \retval             0 on success
+ * \retval             negative if failed
+ */
 int lod_striping_create(const struct lu_env *env, struct dt_object *dt,
                        struct lu_attr *attr, struct dt_object_format *dof,
                        struct thandle *th)
@@ -947,64 +3591,80 @@ int lod_striping_create(const struct lu_env *env, struct dt_object *dt,
        int                rc = 0, i;
        ENTRY;
 
-       LASSERT(lo->ldo_stripe);
-       LASSERT(lo->ldo_stripe > 0);
        LASSERT(lo->ldo_striping_cached == 0);
 
        /* create all underlying objects */
        for (i = 0; i < lo->ldo_stripenr; i++) {
                LASSERT(lo->ldo_stripe[i]);
-               rc = dt_create(env, lo->ldo_stripe[i], attr, NULL, dof, th);
-
+               rc = lod_sub_object_create(env, lo->ldo_stripe[i], attr, NULL,
+                                          dof, th);
                if (rc)
                        break;
        }
-       if (rc == 0)
+
+       if (rc == 0) {
                rc = lod_generate_and_set_lovea(env, lo, th);
+               if (rc == 0)
+                       lo->ldo_striping_cached = 1;
+       }
 
        RETURN(rc);
 }
 
+/**
+ * Implementation of dt_object_operations::do_create.
+ *
+ * If any of preceeding methods (like ->do_declare_create(),
+ * ->do_ah_init(), etc) chose to create a striped object,
+ * then this method will create the master and the stripes.
+ *
+ * \see dt_object_operations::do_create() in the API description for details.
+ */
 static int lod_object_create(const struct lu_env *env, struct dt_object *dt,
                             struct lu_attr *attr,
                             struct dt_allocation_hint *hint,
                             struct dt_object_format *dof, struct thandle *th)
 {
-       struct dt_object   *next = dt_object_child(dt);
        struct lod_object  *lo = lod_dt_obj(dt);
        int                 rc;
        ENTRY;
 
        /* create local object */
-       rc = dt_create(env, next, attr, hint, dof, th);
+       rc = lod_sub_object_create(env, dt_object_child(dt), attr, hint, dof,
+                                  th);
+       if (rc != 0)
+               RETURN(rc);
 
-       if (rc == 0) {
-               if (S_ISDIR(dt->do_lu.lo_header->loh_attr))
-                       rc = lod_store_def_striping(env, dt, th);
-               else if (lo->ldo_stripe)
-                       rc = lod_striping_create(env, dt, attr, dof, th);
-       }
+       if (S_ISREG(dt->do_lu.lo_header->loh_attr) &&
+           lo->ldo_stripe && dof->u.dof_reg.striped != 0)
+               rc = lod_striping_create(env, dt, attr, dof, th);
 
        RETURN(rc);
 }
 
+/**
+ * Implementation of dt_object_operations::do_declare_destroy.
+ *
+ * If the object is a striped directory, then the function declares reference
+ * removal from the master object (this is an index) to the stripes and declares
+ * destroy of all the stripes. In all the cases, it declares an intention to
+ * destroy the object itself.
+ *
+ * \see dt_object_operations::do_declare_destroy() in the API description
+ * for details.
+ */
 static int lod_declare_object_destroy(const struct lu_env *env,
                                      struct dt_object *dt,
                                      struct thandle *th)
 {
        struct dt_object   *next = dt_object_child(dt);
        struct lod_object  *lo = lod_dt_obj(dt);
+       struct lod_thread_info *info = lod_env_info(env);
+       char               *stripe_name = info->lti_key;
        int                 rc, i;
        ENTRY;
 
        /*
-        * we declare destroy for the local object
-        */
-       rc = dt_declare_destroy(env, next, th);
-       if (rc)
-               RETURN(rc);
-
-       /*
         * load striping information, notice we don't do this when object
         * is being initialized as we don't need this information till
         * few specific cases like destroy, chown
@@ -1014,92 +3674,367 @@ static int lod_declare_object_destroy(const struct lu_env *env,
                RETURN(rc);
 
        /* declare destroy for all underlying objects */
+       if (S_ISDIR(dt->do_lu.lo_header->loh_attr)) {
+               rc = next->do_ops->do_index_try(env, next,
+                                               &dt_directory_features);
+               if (rc != 0)
+                       RETURN(rc);
+
+               for (i = 0; i < lo->ldo_stripenr; i++) {
+                       rc = lod_sub_object_declare_ref_del(env, next, th);
+                       if (rc != 0)
+                               RETURN(rc);
+
+                       snprintf(stripe_name, sizeof(info->lti_key), DFID":%d",
+                               PFID(lu_object_fid(&lo->ldo_stripe[i]->do_lu)),
+                               i);
+                       rc = lod_sub_object_declare_delete(env, next,
+                                       (const struct dt_key *)stripe_name, th);
+                       if (rc != 0)
+                               RETURN(rc);
+               }
+       }
+
+       /*
+        * we declare destroy for the local object
+        */
+       rc = lod_sub_object_declare_destroy(env, next, th);
+       if (rc)
+               RETURN(rc);
+
+       if (OBD_FAIL_CHECK(OBD_FAIL_LFSCK_LOST_MDTOBJ))
+               RETURN(0);
+
+       /* declare destroy all striped objects */
        for (i = 0; i < lo->ldo_stripenr; i++) {
-               LASSERT(lo->ldo_stripe[i]);
-               rc = dt_declare_destroy(env, lo->ldo_stripe[i], th);
+               if (lo->ldo_stripe[i] == NULL)
+                       continue;
 
-               if (rc)
+               if (S_ISDIR(dt->do_lu.lo_header->loh_attr))
+                       rc = lod_sub_object_declare_ref_del(env,
+                                       lo->ldo_stripe[i], th);
+
+               rc = lod_sub_object_declare_destroy(env, lo->ldo_stripe[i],
+                                       th);
+               if (rc != 0)
                        break;
        }
 
        RETURN(rc);
 }
 
+/**
+ * Implementation of dt_object_operations::do_destroy.
+ *
+ * If the object is a striped directory, then the function removes references
+ * from the master object (this is an index) to the stripes and destroys all
+ * the stripes. In all the cases, the function destroys the object itself.
+ *
+ * \see dt_object_operations::do_destroy() in the API description for details.
+ */
 static int lod_object_destroy(const struct lu_env *env,
                struct dt_object *dt, struct thandle *th)
 {
        struct dt_object  *next = dt_object_child(dt);
        struct lod_object *lo = lod_dt_obj(dt);
-       int                rc, i;
+       struct lod_thread_info *info = lod_env_info(env);
+       char               *stripe_name = info->lti_key;
+       unsigned int       i;
+       int                rc;
        ENTRY;
 
-       /* destroy local object */
-       rc = dt_destroy(env, next, th);
-       if (rc)
-               RETURN(rc);
+       /* destroy sub-stripe of master object */
+       if (S_ISDIR(dt->do_lu.lo_header->loh_attr)) {
+               rc = next->do_ops->do_index_try(env, next,
+                                               &dt_directory_features);
+               if (rc != 0)
+                       RETURN(rc);
 
-       /* destroy all underlying objects */
-       for (i = 0; i < lo->ldo_stripenr; i++) {
-               LASSERT(lo->ldo_stripe[i]);
-               rc = dt_destroy(env, lo->ldo_stripe[i], th);
-               if (rc)
-                       break;
+               for (i = 0; i < lo->ldo_stripenr; i++) {
+                       rc = lod_sub_object_ref_del(env, next, th);
+                       if (rc != 0)
+                               RETURN(rc);
+
+                       snprintf(stripe_name, sizeof(info->lti_key), DFID":%d",
+                               PFID(lu_object_fid(&lo->ldo_stripe[i]->do_lu)),
+                               i);
+
+                       CDEBUG(D_INFO, DFID" delete stripe %s "DFID"\n",
+                              PFID(lu_object_fid(&dt->do_lu)), stripe_name,
+                              PFID(lu_object_fid(&lo->ldo_stripe[i]->do_lu)));
+
+                       rc = lod_sub_object_delete(env, next,
+                                      (const struct dt_key *)stripe_name, th);
+                       if (rc != 0)
+                               RETURN(rc);
+               }
        }
 
-       RETURN(rc);
-}
+       rc = lod_sub_object_destroy(env, next, th);
+       if (rc != 0)
+               RETURN(rc);
 
-static int lod_index_try(const struct lu_env *env, struct dt_object *dt,
-                        const struct dt_index_features *feat)
-{
-       struct dt_object *next = dt_object_child(dt);
-       int               rc;
-       ENTRY;
+       if (OBD_FAIL_CHECK(OBD_FAIL_LFSCK_LOST_MDTOBJ))
+               RETURN(0);
 
-       LASSERT(next->do_ops);
-       LASSERT(next->do_ops->do_index_try);
+       /* destroy all striped objects */
+       for (i = 0; i < lo->ldo_stripenr; i++) {
+               if (likely(lo->ldo_stripe[i] != NULL) &&
+                   (!OBD_FAIL_CHECK(OBD_FAIL_LFSCK_LOST_SPEOBJ) ||
+                    i == cfs_fail_val)) {
+                       if (S_ISDIR(dt->do_lu.lo_header->loh_attr)) {
+                               dt_write_lock(env, lo->ldo_stripe[i],
+                                             MOR_TGT_CHILD);
+                               rc = lod_sub_object_ref_del(env,
+                                               lo->ldo_stripe[i], th);
+                               dt_write_unlock(env, lo->ldo_stripe[i]);
+                               if (rc != 0)
+                                       break;
+                       }
 
-       rc = next->do_ops->do_index_try(env, next, feat);
-       if (next->do_index_ops && dt->do_index_ops == NULL)
-               dt->do_index_ops = &lod_index_ops;
+                       rc = lod_sub_object_destroy(env, lo->ldo_stripe[i], th);
+                       if (rc != 0)
+                               break;
+               }
+       }
 
        RETURN(rc);
 }
 
+/**
+ * Implementation of dt_object_operations::do_declare_ref_add.
+ *
+ * \see dt_object_operations::do_declare_ref_add() in the API description
+ * for details.
+ */
 static int lod_declare_ref_add(const struct lu_env *env,
                               struct dt_object *dt, struct thandle *th)
 {
-       return dt_declare_ref_add(env, dt_object_child(dt), th);
+       return lod_sub_object_declare_ref_add(env, dt_object_child(dt), th);
 }
 
+/**
+ * Implementation of dt_object_operations::do_ref_add.
+ *
+ * \see dt_object_operations::do_ref_add() in the API description for details.
+ */
 static int lod_ref_add(const struct lu_env *env,
                       struct dt_object *dt, struct thandle *th)
 {
-       return dt_ref_add(env, dt_object_child(dt), th);
+       return lod_sub_object_ref_add(env, dt_object_child(dt), th);
 }
 
+/**
+ * Implementation of dt_object_operations::do_declare_ref_del.
+ *
+ * \see dt_object_operations::do_declare_ref_del() in the API description
+ * for details.
+ */
 static int lod_declare_ref_del(const struct lu_env *env,
                               struct dt_object *dt, struct thandle *th)
 {
-       return dt_declare_ref_del(env, dt_object_child(dt), th);
+       return lod_sub_object_declare_ref_del(env, dt_object_child(dt), th);
 }
 
+/**
+ * Implementation of dt_object_operations::do_ref_del
+ *
+ * \see dt_object_operations::do_ref_del() in the API description for details.
+ */
 static int lod_ref_del(const struct lu_env *env,
                       struct dt_object *dt, struct thandle *th)
 {
-       return dt_ref_del(env, dt_object_child(dt), th);
+       return lod_sub_object_ref_del(env, dt_object_child(dt), th);
 }
 
-static struct obd_capa *lod_capa_get(const struct lu_env *env,
-                                    struct dt_object *dt,
-                                    struct lustre_capa *old, __u64 opc)
+/**
+ * Implementation of dt_object_operations::do_object_sync.
+ *
+ * \see dt_object_operations::do_object_sync() in the API description
+ * for details.
+ */
+static int lod_object_sync(const struct lu_env *env, struct dt_object *dt,
+                          __u64 start, __u64 end)
+{
+       return dt_object_sync(env, dt_object_child(dt), start, end);
+}
+
+struct lod_slave_locks {
+       int                     lsl_lock_count;
+       struct lustre_handle    lsl_handle[0];
+};
+
+/**
+ * Release LDLM locks on the stripes of a striped directory.
+ *
+ * Iterates over all the locks taken on the stripe objects and
+ * release them using ->do_object_unlock() method.
+ *
+ * \param[in] env      execution environment
+ * \param[in] dt       striped object
+ * \param[in] einfo    lock description
+ * \param[in] policy   data describing requested lock
+ *
+ * \retval             0 on success
+ * \retval             negative if failed
+ */
+static int lod_object_unlock_internal(const struct lu_env *env,
+                                     struct dt_object *dt,
+                                     struct ldlm_enqueue_info *einfo,
+                                     ldlm_policy_data_t *policy)
+{
+       struct lod_slave_locks  *slave_locks = einfo->ei_cbdata;
+       int                     rc = 0;
+       int                     i;
+       ENTRY;
+
+       if (slave_locks == NULL)
+               RETURN(0);
+
+       for (i = 1; i < slave_locks->lsl_lock_count; i++) {
+               if (lustre_handle_is_used(&slave_locks->lsl_handle[i]))
+                       ldlm_lock_decref(&slave_locks->lsl_handle[i],
+                                        einfo->ei_mode);
+       }
+
+       RETURN(rc);
+}
+
+/**
+ * Implementation of dt_object_operations::do_object_unlock.
+ *
+ * Used to release LDLM lock(s).
+ *
+ * \see dt_object_operations::do_object_unlock() in the API description
+ * for details.
+ */
+static int lod_object_unlock(const struct lu_env *env, struct dt_object *dt,
+                            struct ldlm_enqueue_info *einfo,
+                            union ldlm_policy_data *policy)
 {
-       return dt_capa_get(env, dt_object_child(dt), old, opc);
+       struct lod_object       *lo = lod_dt_obj(dt);
+       struct lod_slave_locks  *slave_locks = einfo->ei_cbdata;
+       int                     slave_locks_size;
+       int                     rc;
+       ENTRY;
+
+       if (slave_locks == NULL)
+               RETURN(0);
+
+       if (!S_ISDIR(dt->do_lu.lo_header->loh_attr))
+               RETURN(-ENOTDIR);
+
+       /* Note: for remote lock for single stripe dir, MDT will cancel
+        * the lock by lockh directly */
+       if (lo->ldo_stripenr <= 1 && dt_object_remote(dt_object_child(dt)))
+               RETURN(0);
+
+       /* Only cancel slave lock for striped dir */
+       rc = lod_object_unlock_internal(env, dt, einfo, policy);
+
+       slave_locks_size = sizeof(*slave_locks) + slave_locks->lsl_lock_count *
+                          sizeof(slave_locks->lsl_handle[0]);
+       OBD_FREE(slave_locks, slave_locks_size);
+       einfo->ei_cbdata = NULL;
+
+       RETURN(rc);
 }
 
-static int lod_object_sync(const struct lu_env *env, struct dt_object *dt)
+/**
+ * Implementation of dt_object_operations::do_object_lock.
+ *
+ * Used to get LDLM lock on the non-striped and striped objects.
+ *
+ * \see dt_object_operations::do_object_lock() in the API description
+ * for details.
+ */
+static int lod_object_lock(const struct lu_env *env,
+                          struct dt_object *dt,
+                          struct lustre_handle *lh,
+                          struct ldlm_enqueue_info *einfo,
+                          union ldlm_policy_data *policy)
 {
-       return dt_object_sync(env, dt_object_child(dt));
+       struct lod_object       *lo = lod_dt_obj(dt);
+       int                     rc = 0;
+       int                     i;
+       int                     slave_locks_size;
+       struct lod_slave_locks  *slave_locks = NULL;
+       ENTRY;
+
+       /* remote object lock */
+       if (!einfo->ei_enq_slave) {
+               LASSERT(dt_object_remote(dt));
+               return dt_object_lock(env, dt_object_child(dt), lh, einfo,
+                                     policy);
+       }
+
+       if (!S_ISDIR(dt->do_lu.lo_header->loh_attr))
+               RETURN(-ENOTDIR);
+
+       rc = lod_load_striping(env, lo);
+       if (rc != 0)
+               RETURN(rc);
+
+       /* No stripes */
+       if (lo->ldo_stripenr <= 1)
+               RETURN(0);
+
+       slave_locks_size = sizeof(*slave_locks) + lo->ldo_stripenr *
+                          sizeof(slave_locks->lsl_handle[0]);
+       /* Freed in lod_object_unlock */
+       OBD_ALLOC(slave_locks, slave_locks_size);
+       if (slave_locks == NULL)
+               RETURN(-ENOMEM);
+       slave_locks->lsl_lock_count = lo->ldo_stripenr;
+
+       /* striped directory lock */
+       for (i = 1; i < lo->ldo_stripenr; i++) {
+               struct lustre_handle    lockh;
+               struct ldlm_res_id      *res_id;
+
+               res_id = &lod_env_info(env)->lti_res_id;
+               fid_build_reg_res_name(lu_object_fid(&lo->ldo_stripe[i]->do_lu),
+                                      res_id);
+               einfo->ei_res_id = res_id;
+
+               LASSERT(lo->ldo_stripe[i] != NULL);
+               if (likely(dt_object_remote(lo->ldo_stripe[i]))) {
+                       rc = dt_object_lock(env, lo->ldo_stripe[i], &lockh,
+                                           einfo, policy);
+               } else {
+                       struct ldlm_namespace *ns = einfo->ei_namespace;
+                       ldlm_blocking_callback blocking = einfo->ei_cb_local_bl;
+                       ldlm_completion_callback completion = einfo->ei_cb_cp;
+                       __u64   dlmflags = LDLM_FL_ATOMIC_CB;
+
+                       /* This only happens if there are mulitple stripes
+                        * on the master MDT, i.e. except stripe0, there are
+                        * other stripes on the Master MDT as well, Only
+                        * happens in the test case right now. */
+                       LASSERT(ns != NULL);
+                       rc = ldlm_cli_enqueue_local(ns, res_id, LDLM_IBITS,
+                                                   policy, einfo->ei_mode,
+                                                   &dlmflags, blocking,
+                                                   completion, NULL,
+                                                   NULL, 0, LVB_T_NONE,
+                                                   NULL, &lockh);
+               }
+               if (rc != 0)
+                       GOTO(out, rc);
+               slave_locks->lsl_handle[i] = lockh;
+       }
+
+       einfo->ei_cbdata = slave_locks;
+
+out:
+       if (rc != 0 && slave_locks != NULL) {
+               einfo->ei_cbdata = slave_locks;
+               lod_object_unlock_internal(env, dt, einfo, policy);
+               OBD_FREE(slave_locks, slave_locks_size);
+               einfo->ei_cbdata = NULL;
+       }
+
+       RETURN(rc);
 }
 
 struct dt_object_operations lod_obj_ops = {
@@ -1127,54 +4062,67 @@ struct dt_object_operations lod_obj_ops = {
        .do_ref_add             = lod_ref_add,
        .do_declare_ref_del     = lod_declare_ref_del,
        .do_ref_del             = lod_ref_del,
-       .do_capa_get            = lod_capa_get,
        .do_object_sync         = lod_object_sync,
+       .do_object_lock         = lod_object_lock,
+       .do_object_unlock       = lod_object_unlock,
 };
 
-static int lod_object_lock(const struct lu_env *env,
-                          struct dt_object *dt, struct lustre_handle *lh,
-                          struct ldlm_enqueue_info *einfo,
-                          void *policy)
-{
-       struct dt_object   *next = dt_object_child(dt);
-       int              rc;
-       ENTRY;
-
-       /*
-        * declare setattr on the local object
-        */
-       rc = dt_object_lock(env, next, lh, einfo, policy);
-
-       RETURN(rc);
-}
-
-struct dt_lock_operations lod_lock_ops = {
-       .do_object_lock       = lod_object_lock,
-};
+/**
+ * Implementation of dt_body_operations::dbo_read.
+ *
+ * \see dt_body_operations::dbo_read() in the API description for details.
+ */
 static ssize_t lod_read(const struct lu_env *env, struct dt_object *dt,
-                       struct lu_buf *buf, loff_t *pos,
-                       struct lustre_capa *capa)
+                       struct lu_buf *buf, loff_t *pos)
 {
        struct dt_object *next = dt_object_child(dt);
-        return next->do_body_ops->dbo_read(env, next, buf, pos, capa);
+       return next->do_body_ops->dbo_read(env, next, buf, pos);
 }
 
+/**
+ * Implementation of dt_body_operations::dbo_declare_write.
+ *
+ * \see dt_body_operations::dbo_declare_write() in the API description
+ * for details.
+ */
 static ssize_t lod_declare_write(const struct lu_env *env,
                                 struct dt_object *dt,
-                                const loff_t size, loff_t pos,
+                                const struct lu_buf *buf, loff_t pos,
                                 struct thandle *th)
 {
-       return dt_declare_record_write(env, dt_object_child(dt),
-                                      size, pos, th);
+       return lod_sub_object_declare_write(env, dt_object_child(dt), buf, pos,
+                                           th);
 }
 
+/**
+ * Implementation of dt_body_operations::dbo_write.
+ *
+ * \see dt_body_operations::dbo_write() in the API description for details.
+ */
 static ssize_t lod_write(const struct lu_env *env, struct dt_object *dt,
                         const struct lu_buf *buf, loff_t *pos,
-                        struct thandle *th, struct lustre_capa *capa, int iq)
+                        struct thandle *th, int iq)
 {
-       struct dt_object *next = dt_object_child(dt);
-       LASSERT(next);
-       return next->do_body_ops->dbo_write(env, next, buf, pos, th, capa, iq);
+       return lod_sub_object_write(env, dt_object_child(dt), buf, pos, th, iq);
+}
+
+static int lod_declare_punch(const struct lu_env *env, struct dt_object *dt,
+                            __u64 start, __u64 end, struct thandle *th)
+{
+       if (dt_object_remote(dt))
+               return -ENOTSUPP;
+
+       return lod_sub_object_declare_punch(env, dt_object_child(dt), start,
+                                           end, th);
+}
+
+static int lod_punch(const struct lu_env *env, struct dt_object *dt,
+                    __u64 start, __u64 end, struct thandle *th)
+{
+       if (dt_object_remote(dt))
+               return -ENOTSUPP;
+
+       return lod_sub_object_punch(env, dt_object_child(dt), start, end, th);
 }
 
 static const struct dt_body_operations lod_body_lnk_ops = {
@@ -1183,31 +4131,107 @@ static const struct dt_body_operations lod_body_lnk_ops = {
        .dbo_write              = lod_write
 };
 
-static int lod_object_init(const struct lu_env *env, struct lu_object *o,
+static const struct dt_body_operations lod_body_ops = {
+       .dbo_read               = lod_read,
+       .dbo_declare_write      = lod_declare_write,
+       .dbo_write              = lod_write,
+       .dbo_declare_punch      = lod_declare_punch,
+       .dbo_punch              = lod_punch,
+};
+
+/**
+ * Implementation of lu_object_operations::loo_object_init.
+ *
+ * The function determines the type and the index of the target device using
+ * sequence of the object's FID. Then passes control down to the
+ * corresponding device:
+ *  OSD for the local objects, OSP for remote
+ *
+ * \see lu_object_operations::loo_object_init() in the API description
+ * for details.
+ */
+static int lod_object_init(const struct lu_env *env, struct lu_object *lo,
                           const struct lu_object_conf *conf)
 {
-       struct lod_device *d = lu2lod_dev(o->lo_dev);
-       struct lu_object  *below;
-       struct lu_device  *under;
+       struct lod_device       *lod    = lu2lod_dev(lo->lo_dev);
+       struct lu_device        *cdev   = NULL;
+       struct lu_object        *cobj;
+       struct lod_tgt_descs    *ltd    = NULL;
+       struct lod_tgt_desc     *tgt;
+       u32                      idx    = 0;
+       int                      type   = LU_SEQ_RANGE_ANY;
+       int                      rc;
        ENTRY;
 
-       /*
-        * create local object
-        */
-       under = &d->lod_child->dd_lu_dev;
-       below = under->ld_ops->ldo_object_alloc(env, o->lo_header, under);
-       if (below == NULL)
+       rc = lod_fld_lookup(env, lod, lu_object_fid(lo), &idx, &type);
+       if (rc != 0) {
+               /* Note: Sometimes, it will Return EAGAIN here, see
+                * ptrlpc_import_delay_req(), which might confuse
+                * lu_object_find_at() and make it wait there incorrectly.
+                * so we convert it to EIO here.*/
+               if (rc == -EAGAIN)
+                       rc = -EIO;
+
+               RETURN(rc);
+       }
+
+       if (type == LU_SEQ_RANGE_MDT &&
+           idx == lu_site2seq(lo->lo_dev->ld_site)->ss_node_id) {
+               cdev = &lod->lod_child->dd_lu_dev;
+       } else if (type == LU_SEQ_RANGE_MDT) {
+               ltd = &lod->lod_mdt_descs;
+               lod_getref(ltd);
+       } else if (type == LU_SEQ_RANGE_OST) {
+               ltd = &lod->lod_ost_descs;
+               lod_getref(ltd);
+       } else {
+               LBUG();
+       }
+
+       if (ltd != NULL) {
+               if (ltd->ltd_tgts_size > idx &&
+                   cfs_bitmap_check(ltd->ltd_tgt_bitmap, idx)) {
+                       tgt = LTD_TGT(ltd, idx);
+
+                       LASSERT(tgt != NULL);
+                       LASSERT(tgt->ltd_tgt != NULL);
+
+                       cdev = &(tgt->ltd_tgt->dd_lu_dev);
+               }
+               lod_putref(lod, ltd);
+       }
+
+       if (unlikely(cdev == NULL))
+               RETURN(-ENOENT);
+
+       cobj = cdev->ld_ops->ldo_object_alloc(env, lo->lo_header, cdev);
+       if (unlikely(cobj == NULL))
                RETURN(-ENOMEM);
 
-       lu_object_add(o, below);
+       lu_object_add(lo, cobj);
 
        RETURN(0);
 }
 
+/**
+ *
+ * Release resources associated with striping.
+ *
+ * If the object is striped (regular or directory), then release
+ * the stripe objects references and free the ldo_stripe array.
+ *
+ * \param[in] env      execution environment
+ * \param[in] lo       object
+ */
 void lod_object_free_striping(const struct lu_env *env, struct lod_object *lo)
 {
        int i;
 
+       if (lo->ldo_dir_stripe != NULL) {
+               OBD_FREE_PTR(lo->ldo_dir_stripe);
+               lo->ldo_dir_stripe = NULL;
+       }
+
        if (lo->ldo_stripe) {
                LASSERT(lo->ldo_stripes_allocated > 0);
 
@@ -1221,20 +4245,38 @@ void lod_object_free_striping(const struct lu_env *env, struct lod_object *lo)
                lo->ldo_stripe = NULL;
                lo->ldo_stripes_allocated = 0;
        }
+       lo->ldo_striping_cached = 0;
        lo->ldo_stripenr = 0;
+       lo->ldo_pattern = 0;
 }
 
-/*
- * ->start is called once all slices are initialized, including header's
- * cache for mode (object type). using the type we can initialize ops
+/**
+ * Implementation of lu_object_operations::loo_object_start.
+ *
+ * \see lu_object_operations::loo_object_start() in the API description
+ * for details.
  */
 static int lod_object_start(const struct lu_env *env, struct lu_object *o)
 {
-       if (S_ISLNK(o->lo_header->loh_attr & S_IFMT))
+       if (S_ISLNK(o->lo_header->loh_attr & S_IFMT)) {
                lu2lod_obj(o)->ldo_obj.do_body_ops = &lod_body_lnk_ops;
+       } else if (S_ISREG(o->lo_header->loh_attr & S_IFMT) ||
+                  fid_is_local_file(lu_object_fid(o))) {
+               /* Note: some local file (like last rcvd) is created
+                * through bottom layer (OSD), so the object initialization
+                * comes to lod, it does not set loh_attr yet, so
+                * set do_body_ops for local file anyway */
+               lu2lod_obj(o)->ldo_obj.do_body_ops = &lod_body_ops;
+       }
        return 0;
 }
 
+/**
+ * Implementation of lu_object_operations::loo_object_free.
+ *
+ * \see lu_object_operations::loo_object_free() in the API description
+ * for details.
+ */
 static void lod_object_free(const struct lu_env *env, struct lu_object *o)
 {
        struct lod_object *mo = lu2lod_obj(o);
@@ -1251,12 +4293,24 @@ static void lod_object_free(const struct lu_env *env, struct lu_object *o)
        OBD_SLAB_FREE_PTR(mo, lod_object_kmem);
 }
 
+/**
+ * Implementation of lu_object_operations::loo_object_release.
+ *
+ * \see lu_object_operations::loo_object_release() in the API description
+ * for details.
+ */
 static void lod_object_release(const struct lu_env *env, struct lu_object *o)
 {
        /* XXX: shouldn't we release everything here in case if object
         * creation failed before? */
 }
 
+/**
+ * Implementation of lu_object_operations::loo_object_print.
+ *
+ * \see lu_object_operations::loo_object_print() in the API description
+ * for details.
+ */
 static int lod_object_print(const struct lu_env *env, void *cookie,
                            lu_printer_t p, const struct lu_object *l)
 {
@@ -1272,51 +4326,3 @@ struct lu_object_operations lod_lu_obj_ops = {
        .loo_object_release     = lod_object_release,
        .loo_object_print       = lod_object_print,
 };
-
-/**
- * Init remote lod object
- */
-static int lod_robject_init(const struct lu_env *env, struct lu_object *lo,
-                           const struct lu_object_conf *conf)
-{
-       struct lod_device *lod = lu2lod_dev(lo->lo_dev);
-       struct lod_tgt_descs *ltd = &lod->lod_mdt_descs;
-       struct lu_device  *c_dev = NULL;
-       struct lu_object  *c_obj;
-       int i;
-       ENTRY;
-
-       lod_getref(ltd);
-       if (ltd->ltd_tgts_size > 0) {
-               cfs_foreach_bit(ltd->ltd_tgt_bitmap, i) {
-                       struct lod_tgt_desc *tgt;
-                       tgt = LTD_TGT(ltd, i);
-                       LASSERT(tgt && tgt->ltd_tgt);
-                       if (tgt->ltd_index ==
-                           lu2lod_obj(lo)->ldo_mds_num) {
-                               c_dev = &(tgt->ltd_tgt->dd_lu_dev);
-                               break;
-                       }
-               }
-       }
-       lod_putref(lod, ltd);
-
-       if (unlikely(c_dev == NULL))
-               RETURN(-ENOENT);
-
-       c_obj = c_dev->ld_ops->ldo_object_alloc(env, lo->lo_header, c_dev);
-       if (unlikely(c_obj == NULL))
-               RETURN(-ENOMEM);
-
-       lu_object_add(lo, c_obj);
-
-       RETURN(0);
-}
-
-struct lu_object_operations lod_lu_robj_ops = {
-       .loo_object_init      = lod_robject_init,
-       .loo_object_start     = lod_object_start,
-       .loo_object_free      = lod_object_free,
-       .loo_object_release   = lod_object_release,
-       .loo_object_print     = lod_object_print,
-};