Lustre 1.6 Operations Manual

30.1.3 llapi_file_open
The llapi_file_open command opens or creates a file with the specified striping
parameters.
Synopsis
int llapi_file_open(const char *name, int flags, int mode, unsigned
long stripe_size, int stripe_offset, int stripe_count, int
stripe_pattern)
Description
The llapi_file_open function opens or creates a file with the specified striping
parameters. If it returns a zero (0), the operation was successful; a negative number
means there was a failure.
Option
Description
name
The name of the file.
flags
This opens flags.
mode
This opens modes.
stripe_size
The stripe size of the file.
stripe_offset
The stripe offset (stripe_index) of the file.
stripe_count
The stripe count of the file.
stripe_pattern
The stripe pattern of the file.
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