Merge branch 'marc/proxy_dev' into 'master'
New feature: GekkoFS Proxy The GekkoFS proxy is an additional (alternative) component that runs on each client and acts as gateway between the client and daemons. It can improve network stability, e.g., for opa-psm2, and provides a basis for future asynchronous I/O as well as client caching techniques to control file system semantics. The `gkfs` script fully supports the GekkoFS proxy and an example can be found in `scripts/run`. When using the proxy manually additional arguments are required on the daemon side, i.e., which network interface and protocol should be used: ```bash <daemon args> --proxy-listen eno1 --proxy-protocol ofi+sockets ``` The proxy is started thereafter: ```bash ./gkfs_proxy -H ./gkfs_hostfile --pid-path ./vef_gkfs_proxy.pid -p ofi+sockets ``` The shared hostfile was generated by the daemons whereas the pid_path is local to the machine and is detected by clients. The pid-path defaults to `/tmp/gkfs_proxy.pid`. Under default operation, clients detect automatically whether to use the proxy. If another proxy path is used, the environment variable `LIBGKFS_PROXY_PID_FILE` can be set for the clients. Alternatively, the `gkfs` automatically sets all required arguments: ```bash scripts/run/gkfs -c scripts/run/gkfs.conf -f start --proxy * [gkfs] Starting GekkoFS daemons (1 nodes) ... * [gkfs] GekkoFS daemons running * [gkfs] Startup time: 2.013 seconds * [gkfs] Starting GekkoFS proxies (1 nodes) ... * [gkfs] GekkoFS proxies running * [gkfs] Startup time: 5.002 seconds Press 'q' to exit ``` Please consult `include/config.hpp` for additional configuration options. Note, GekkoFS proxy does not support replication. Closes https://storage.bsc.es/gitlab/hpc/gekkofs/-/issues/114 Closes #114 See merge request !191
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