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Merge "Fix EC documentation of .durable quorum"

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@ -422,11 +422,10 @@ presence of a `ts.durable` file means, to the object server, `there is a set
of ts.data files that are durable at timestamp ts`. of ts.data files that are durable at timestamp ts`.
For the second phase of the conversation the proxy requires a quorum of For the second phase of the conversation the proxy requires a quorum of
`ec_nparity + 1` successful commits on storage nodes. This ensures that for `ec_ndata + 1` successful commits on storage nodes. This ensures that there are
as long there are sufficient (i.e. `ec_ndata`) fragment archives to reconstruct sufficient committed fragment archives for the object to be reconstructed even
the object then there will be a `.durable` file on at least one storage node. if one becomes unavailable. The reconstructor ensures that `.durable` files are
The reconstructor ensures that `.durable` files are replicated on storage nodes replicated on storage nodes where they may be missing.
where they may be missing.
Note that the completion of the commit phase of the conversation Note that the completion of the commit phase of the conversation
is also a signal for the object server to go ahead and immediately delete older is also a signal for the object server to go ahead and immediately delete older
@ -445,7 +444,7 @@ The basic flow looks like this:
* Upon receipt of commit message, object servers store a 0-byte data file as * Upon receipt of commit message, object servers store a 0-byte data file as
`<timestamp>.durable` indicating successful PUT, and send a final response to `<timestamp>.durable` indicating successful PUT, and send a final response to
the proxy server. the proxy server.
* The proxy waits for `ec_nparity + 1` object servers to respond with a * The proxy waits for `ec_ndata + 1` object servers to respond with a
success (2xx) status before responding to the client with a successful success (2xx) status before responding to the client with a successful
status. status.