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diff --git a/doc/dev/libs.rst b/doc/dev/libs.rst new file mode 100644 index 000000000..203dd38b0 --- /dev/null +++ b/doc/dev/libs.rst @@ -0,0 +1,18 @@ +====================== + Library architecture +====================== + +Ceph is structured into libraries which are built and then combined together to +make executables and other libraries. + +- libcommon: a collection of utilities which are available to nearly every ceph + library and executable. In general, libcommon should not contain global + variables, because it is intended to be linked into libraries such as + libcephfs.so. + +- libglobal: a collection of utilities focused on the needs of Ceph daemon + programs. In here you will find pidfile management functions, signal + handlers, and so forth. + +.. todo:: document other libraries + |