diff --git a/fs/exofs/Kbuild b/fs/exofs/Kbuild
index 2d0f757..c1af221 100644
--- a/fs/exofs/Kbuild
+++ b/fs/exofs/Kbuild
@@ -12,5 +12,5 @@
 # Kbuild - Gets included from the Kernels Makefile and build system
 #
 
-exofs-y := ios.o inode.o file.o symlink.o namei.o dir.o super.o
+exofs-y := ore.o inode.o file.o symlink.o namei.o dir.o super.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_EXOFS_FS) += exofs.o
diff --git a/fs/exofs/exofs.h b/fs/exofs/exofs.h
index 39ad501..f4e442e 100644
--- a/fs/exofs/exofs.h
+++ b/fs/exofs/exofs.h
@@ -36,7 +36,8 @@
 #include <linux/fs.h>
 #include <linux/time.h>
 #include <linux/backing-dev.h>
-#include <linux/pnfs_osd_xdr.h>
+#include <scsi/osd_ore.h>
+
 #include "common.h"
 
 #define EXOFS_ERR(fmt, a...) printk(KERN_ERR "exofs: " fmt, ##a)
@@ -52,33 +53,6 @@
 /* u64 has problems with printk this will cast it to unsigned long long */
 #define _LLU(x) (unsigned long long)(x)
 
-struct exofs_comp {
-	struct osd_obj_id	obj;
-	u8			cred[OSD_CAP_LEN];
-};
-
-struct exofs_layout {
-	/* Our way of looking at the data_map */
-	unsigned stripe_unit;
-	unsigned mirrors_p1;
-
-	unsigned group_width;
-	u64	 group_depth;
-	unsigned group_count;
-};
-
-struct exofs_components {
-	unsigned	numdevs;		/* Num of devices in array    */
-	/* If @single_comp == EC_SINGLE_COMP, @comps points to a single
-	 * component. else there are @numdevs components
-	 */
-	enum EC_COMP_USAGE {
-		EC_SINGLE_COMP = 0, EC_MULTPLE_COMPS = 0xffffffff
-	} single_comp;
-	struct exofs_comp *comps;
-	struct osd_dev	**ods;			/* osd_dev array              */
-};
-
 /*
  * our extension to the in-memory superblock
  */
@@ -95,9 +69,9 @@
 	struct pnfs_osd_data_map data_map;	/* Default raid to use
 						 * FIXME: Needed ?
 						 */
-	struct exofs_layout	layout;		/* Default files layout       */
-	struct exofs_comp one_comp;		/* id & cred of partition id=0*/
-	struct exofs_components comps;		/* comps for the partition    */
+	struct ore_layout	layout;		/* Default files layout       */
+	struct ore_comp one_comp;		/* id & cred of partition id=0*/
+	struct ore_components comps;		/* comps for the partition    */
 	struct osd_dev	*_min_one_dev[1];	/* Place holder for one dev   */
 };
 
@@ -111,8 +85,8 @@
 	uint32_t       i_data[EXOFS_IDATA];/*short symlink names and device #s*/
 	uint32_t       i_dir_start_lookup; /* which page to start lookup      */
 	uint64_t       i_commit_size;      /* the object's written length     */
-	struct exofs_comp one_comp;	   /* same component for all devices  */
-	struct exofs_components comps;	   /* inode view of the device table  */
+	struct ore_comp one_comp;	   /* same component for all devices  */
+	struct ore_components comps;	   /* inode view of the device table  */
 };
 
 static inline osd_id exofs_oi_objno(struct exofs_i_info *oi)
@@ -120,53 +94,6 @@
 	return oi->vfs_inode.i_ino + EXOFS_OBJ_OFF;
 }
 
-struct exofs_io_state;
-typedef void (*exofs_io_done_fn)(struct exofs_io_state *ios, void *private);
-
-struct exofs_io_state {
-	struct kref		kref;
-
-	void			*private;
-	exofs_io_done_fn	done;
-
-	struct exofs_layout	*layout;
-	struct exofs_components	*comps;
-
-	/* Global read/write IO*/
-	loff_t			offset;
-	unsigned long		length;
-	void			*kern_buff;
-
-	struct page		**pages;
-	unsigned		nr_pages;
-	unsigned		pgbase;
-	unsigned		pages_consumed;
-
-	/* Attributes */
-	unsigned		in_attr_len;
-	struct osd_attr 	*in_attr;
-	unsigned		out_attr_len;
-	struct osd_attr 	*out_attr;
-
-	bool			reading;
-
-	/* Variable array of size numdevs */
-	unsigned numdevs;
-	struct exofs_per_dev_state {
-		struct osd_request *or;
-		struct bio *bio;
-		loff_t offset;
-		unsigned length;
-		unsigned dev;
-	} per_dev[];
-};
-
-static inline unsigned exofs_io_state_size(unsigned numdevs)
-{
-	return sizeof(struct exofs_io_state) +
-		sizeof(struct exofs_per_dev_state) * numdevs;
-}
-
 /*
  * our inode flags
  */
@@ -219,30 +146,8 @@
  * function declarations *
  *************************/
 
-/* ios.c */
-int exofs_get_rw_state(struct exofs_layout *layout,
-		       struct exofs_components *comps,
-		       bool is_reading, u64 offset, u64 length,
-		       struct exofs_io_state **ios);
-int exofs_get_io_state(struct exofs_layout *layout,
-		       struct exofs_components *comps,
-		       struct exofs_io_state **ios);
-void exofs_put_io_state(struct exofs_io_state *ios);
-
-int exofs_check_io(struct exofs_io_state *ios, u64 *resid);
-
-int exofs_sbi_create(struct exofs_io_state *ios);
-int exofs_sbi_remove(struct exofs_io_state *ios);
-int exofs_sbi_write(struct exofs_io_state *ios);
-int exofs_sbi_read(struct exofs_io_state *ios);
-int exofs_truncate(struct exofs_layout *layout, struct exofs_components *comps,
-		 u64 size);
-
-int extract_attr_from_ios(struct exofs_io_state *ios, struct osd_attr *attr);
-extern const struct osd_attr g_attr_logical_length;
-
 /* inode.c               */
-unsigned exofs_max_io_pages(struct exofs_layout *layout,
+unsigned exofs_max_io_pages(struct ore_layout *layout,
 			    unsigned expected_pages);
 int exofs_setattr(struct dentry *, struct iattr *);
 int exofs_write_begin(struct file *file, struct address_space *mapping,
@@ -292,8 +197,8 @@
 extern const struct inode_operations exofs_symlink_inode_operations;
 extern const struct inode_operations exofs_fast_symlink_inode_operations;
 
-/* exofs_init_comps will initialize an exofs_components device array
- * pointing to a single exofs_comp struct, and a round-robin view
+/* exofs_init_comps will initialize an ore_components device array
+ * pointing to a single ore_comp struct, and a round-robin view
  * of the device table.
  * The first device of each inode is the [inode->ino % num_devices]
  * and the rest of the devices sequentially following where the
@@ -302,8 +207,8 @@
  * bigger and that the device table repeats twice.
  * See: exofs_read_lookup_dev_table()
  */
-static inline void exofs_init_comps(struct exofs_components *comps,
-				    struct exofs_comp *one_comp,
+static inline void exofs_init_comps(struct ore_components *comps,
+				    struct ore_comp *one_comp,
 				    struct exofs_sb_info *sbi, osd_id oid)
 {
 	unsigned dev_mod = (unsigned)oid, first_dev;
diff --git a/fs/exofs/inode.c b/fs/exofs/inode.c
index 3cc24f2..f39a38fc 100644
--- a/fs/exofs/inode.c
+++ b/fs/exofs/inode.c
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@
 		PAGE_SIZE / sizeof(struct page *),
 };
 
-unsigned exofs_max_io_pages(struct exofs_layout *layout,
+unsigned exofs_max_io_pages(struct ore_layout *layout,
 			    unsigned expected_pages)
 {
 	unsigned pages = min_t(unsigned, expected_pages, MAX_PAGES_KMALLOC);
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@
 	struct exofs_sb_info *sbi;
 	struct inode *inode;
 	unsigned expected_pages;
-	struct exofs_io_state *ios;
+	struct ore_io_state *ios;
 
 	struct page **pages;
 	unsigned alloc_pages;
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@
 	pcol->pages = NULL;
 
 	if (pcol->ios) {
-		exofs_put_io_state(pcol->ios);
+		ore_put_io_state(pcol->ios);
 		pcol->ios = NULL;
 	}
 }
@@ -193,7 +193,7 @@
 	u64 resid;
 	u64 good_bytes;
 	u64 length = 0;
-	int ret = exofs_check_io(pcol->ios, &resid);
+	int ret = ore_check_io(pcol->ios, &resid);
 
 	if (likely(!ret))
 		good_bytes = pcol->length;
@@ -234,7 +234,7 @@
 }
 
 /* callback of async reads */
-static void readpages_done(struct exofs_io_state *ios, void *p)
+static void readpages_done(struct ore_io_state *ios, void *p)
 {
 	struct page_collect *pcol = p;
 
@@ -262,7 +262,7 @@
 static int read_exec(struct page_collect *pcol)
 {
 	struct exofs_i_info *oi = exofs_i(pcol->inode);
-	struct exofs_io_state *ios;
+	struct ore_io_state *ios;
 	struct page_collect *pcol_copy = NULL;
 	int ret;
 
@@ -270,7 +270,7 @@
 		return 0;
 
 	if (!pcol->ios) {
-		int ret = exofs_get_rw_state(&pcol->sbi->layout, &oi->comps, true,
+		int ret = ore_get_rw_state(&pcol->sbi->layout, &oi->comps, true,
 					     pcol->pg_first << PAGE_CACHE_SHIFT,
 					     pcol->length, &pcol->ios);
 
@@ -283,7 +283,7 @@
 	ios->nr_pages = pcol->nr_pages;
 
 	if (pcol->read_4_write) {
-		exofs_sbi_read(pcol->ios);
+		ore_read(pcol->ios);
 		return __readpages_done(pcol);
 	}
 
@@ -296,7 +296,7 @@
 	*pcol_copy = *pcol;
 	ios->done = readpages_done;
 	ios->private = pcol_copy;
-	ret = exofs_sbi_read(ios);
+	ret = ore_read(ios);
 	if (unlikely(ret))
 		goto err;
 
@@ -458,14 +458,14 @@
 }
 
 /* Callback for osd_write. All writes are asynchronous */
-static void writepages_done(struct exofs_io_state *ios, void *p)
+static void writepages_done(struct ore_io_state *ios, void *p)
 {
 	struct page_collect *pcol = p;
 	int i;
 	u64 resid;
 	u64  good_bytes;
 	u64  length = 0;
-	int ret = exofs_check_io(ios, &resid);
+	int ret = ore_check_io(ios, &resid);
 
 	atomic_dec(&pcol->sbi->s_curr_pending);
 
@@ -508,7 +508,7 @@
 static int write_exec(struct page_collect *pcol)
 {
 	struct exofs_i_info *oi = exofs_i(pcol->inode);
-	struct exofs_io_state *ios;
+	struct ore_io_state *ios;
 	struct page_collect *pcol_copy = NULL;
 	int ret;
 
@@ -516,7 +516,7 @@
 		return 0;
 
 	BUG_ON(pcol->ios);
-	ret = exofs_get_rw_state(&pcol->sbi->layout, &oi->comps, false,
+	ret = ore_get_rw_state(&pcol->sbi->layout, &oi->comps, false,
 				 pcol->pg_first << PAGE_CACHE_SHIFT,
 				 pcol->length, &pcol->ios);
 
@@ -538,9 +538,9 @@
 	ios->done = writepages_done;
 	ios->private = pcol_copy;
 
-	ret = exofs_sbi_write(ios);
+	ret = ore_write(ios);
 	if (unlikely(ret)) {
-		EXOFS_ERR("write_exec: exofs_sbi_write() Failed\n");
+		EXOFS_ERR("write_exec: ore_write() Failed\n");
 		goto err;
 	}
 
@@ -860,7 +860,7 @@
 
 	inode->i_mtime = inode->i_ctime = CURRENT_TIME;
 
-	ret = exofs_truncate(&sbi->layout, &oi->comps, (u64)newsize);
+	ret = ore_truncate(&sbi->layout, &oi->comps, (u64)newsize);
 	if (likely(!ret))
 		truncate_setsize(inode, newsize);
 
@@ -923,13 +923,13 @@
 		[1] = g_attr_inode_file_layout,
 		[2] = g_attr_inode_dir_layout,
 	};
-	struct exofs_io_state *ios;
+	struct ore_io_state *ios;
 	struct exofs_on_disk_inode_layout *layout;
 	int ret;
 
-	ret = exofs_get_io_state(&sbi->layout, &oi->comps, &ios);
+	ret = ore_get_io_state(&sbi->layout, &oi->comps, &ios);
 	if (unlikely(ret)) {
-		EXOFS_ERR("%s: exofs_get_io_state failed.\n", __func__);
+		EXOFS_ERR("%s: ore_get_io_state failed.\n", __func__);
 		return ret;
 	}
 
@@ -939,7 +939,7 @@
 	ios->in_attr = attrs;
 	ios->in_attr_len = ARRAY_SIZE(attrs);
 
-	ret = exofs_sbi_read(ios);
+	ret = ore_read(ios);
 	if (unlikely(ret)) {
 		EXOFS_ERR("object(0x%llx) corrupted, return empty file=>%d\n",
 			  _LLU(oi->one_comp.obj.id), ret);
@@ -992,7 +992,7 @@
 	}
 
 out:
-	exofs_put_io_state(ios);
+	ore_put_io_state(ios);
 	return ret;
 }
 
@@ -1111,15 +1111,15 @@
  * set the obj_created flag so that other methods know that the object exists on
  * the OSD.
  */
-static void create_done(struct exofs_io_state *ios, void *p)
+static void create_done(struct ore_io_state *ios, void *p)
 {
 	struct inode *inode = p;
 	struct exofs_i_info *oi = exofs_i(inode);
 	struct exofs_sb_info *sbi = inode->i_sb->s_fs_info;
 	int ret;
 
-	ret = exofs_check_io(ios, NULL);
-	exofs_put_io_state(ios);
+	ret = ore_check_io(ios, NULL);
+	ore_put_io_state(ios);
 
 	atomic_dec(&sbi->s_curr_pending);
 
@@ -1149,7 +1149,7 @@
 	struct exofs_sb_info *sbi = sb->s_fs_info;
 	struct inode *inode;
 	struct exofs_i_info *oi;
-	struct exofs_io_state *ios;
+	struct ore_io_state *ios;
 	int ret;
 
 	inode = new_inode(sb);
@@ -1178,18 +1178,18 @@
 
 	mark_inode_dirty(inode);
 
-	ret = exofs_get_io_state(&sbi->layout, &oi->comps, &ios);
+	ret = ore_get_io_state(&sbi->layout, &oi->comps, &ios);
 	if (unlikely(ret)) {
-		EXOFS_ERR("exofs_new_inode: exofs_get_io_state failed\n");
+		EXOFS_ERR("exofs_new_inode: ore_get_io_state failed\n");
 		return ERR_PTR(ret);
 	}
 
 	ios->done = create_done;
 	ios->private = inode;
 
-	ret = exofs_sbi_create(ios);
+	ret = ore_create(ios);
 	if (ret) {
-		exofs_put_io_state(ios);
+		ore_put_io_state(ios);
 		return ERR_PTR(ret);
 	}
 	atomic_inc(&sbi->s_curr_pending);
@@ -1208,11 +1208,11 @@
 /*
  * Callback function from exofs_update_inode().
  */
-static void updatei_done(struct exofs_io_state *ios, void *p)
+static void updatei_done(struct ore_io_state *ios, void *p)
 {
 	struct updatei_args *args = p;
 
-	exofs_put_io_state(ios);
+	ore_put_io_state(ios);
 
 	atomic_dec(&args->sbi->s_curr_pending);
 
@@ -1228,7 +1228,7 @@
 	struct exofs_i_info *oi = exofs_i(inode);
 	struct super_block *sb = inode->i_sb;
 	struct exofs_sb_info *sbi = sb->s_fs_info;
-	struct exofs_io_state *ios;
+	struct ore_io_state *ios;
 	struct osd_attr attr;
 	struct exofs_fcb *fcb;
 	struct updatei_args *args;
@@ -1267,9 +1267,9 @@
 	} else
 		memcpy(fcb->i_data, oi->i_data, sizeof(fcb->i_data));
 
-	ret = exofs_get_io_state(&sbi->layout, &oi->comps, &ios);
+	ret = ore_get_io_state(&sbi->layout, &oi->comps, &ios);
 	if (unlikely(ret)) {
-		EXOFS_ERR("%s: exofs_get_io_state failed.\n", __func__);
+		EXOFS_ERR("%s: ore_get_io_state failed.\n", __func__);
 		goto free_args;
 	}
 
@@ -1286,13 +1286,13 @@
 		ios->private = args;
 	}
 
-	ret = exofs_sbi_write(ios);
+	ret = ore_write(ios);
 	if (!do_sync && !ret) {
 		atomic_inc(&sbi->s_curr_pending);
 		goto out; /* deallocation in updatei_done */
 	}
 
-	exofs_put_io_state(ios);
+	ore_put_io_state(ios);
 free_args:
 	kfree(args);
 out:
@@ -1311,11 +1311,11 @@
  * Callback function from exofs_delete_inode() - don't have much cleaning up to
  * do.
  */
-static void delete_done(struct exofs_io_state *ios, void *p)
+static void delete_done(struct ore_io_state *ios, void *p)
 {
 	struct exofs_sb_info *sbi = p;
 
-	exofs_put_io_state(ios);
+	ore_put_io_state(ios);
 
 	atomic_dec(&sbi->s_curr_pending);
 }
@@ -1330,7 +1330,7 @@
 	struct exofs_i_info *oi = exofs_i(inode);
 	struct super_block *sb = inode->i_sb;
 	struct exofs_sb_info *sbi = sb->s_fs_info;
-	struct exofs_io_state *ios;
+	struct ore_io_state *ios;
 	int ret;
 
 	truncate_inode_pages(&inode->i_data, 0);
@@ -1350,19 +1350,19 @@
 	/* ignore the error, attempt a remove anyway */
 
 	/* Now Remove the OSD objects */
-	ret = exofs_get_io_state(&sbi->layout, &oi->comps, &ios);
+	ret = ore_get_io_state(&sbi->layout, &oi->comps, &ios);
 	if (unlikely(ret)) {
-		EXOFS_ERR("%s: exofs_get_io_state failed\n", __func__);
+		EXOFS_ERR("%s: ore_get_io_state failed\n", __func__);
 		return;
 	}
 
 	ios->done = delete_done;
 	ios->private = sbi;
 
-	ret = exofs_sbi_remove(ios);
+	ret = ore_remove(ios);
 	if (ret) {
-		EXOFS_ERR("%s: exofs_sbi_remove failed\n", __func__);
-		exofs_put_io_state(ios);
+		EXOFS_ERR("%s: ore_remove failed\n", __func__);
+		ore_put_io_state(ios);
 		return;
 	}
 	atomic_inc(&sbi->s_curr_pending);
diff --git a/fs/exofs/ios.c b/fs/exofs/ore.c
similarity index 79%
rename from fs/exofs/ios.c
rename to fs/exofs/ore.c
index f9d5c5a..3a00008 100644
--- a/fs/exofs/ios.c
+++ b/fs/exofs/ore.c
@@ -23,43 +23,54 @@
  */
 
 #include <linux/slab.h>
-#include <scsi/scsi_device.h>
 #include <asm/div64.h>
 
-#include "exofs.h"
+#include <scsi/osd_ore.h>
 
-#define EXOFS_DBGMSG2(M...) do {} while (0)
-/* #define EXOFS_DBGMSG2 EXOFS_DBGMSG */
+#define ORE_ERR(fmt, a...) printk(KERN_ERR "ore: " fmt, ##a)
 
-static u8 *_ios_cred(struct exofs_io_state *ios, unsigned index)
+#ifdef CONFIG_EXOFS_DEBUG
+#define ORE_DBGMSG(fmt, a...) \
+	printk(KERN_NOTICE "ore @%s:%d: " fmt, __func__, __LINE__, ##a)
+#else
+#define ORE_DBGMSG(fmt, a...) \
+	do { if (0) printk(fmt, ##a); } while (0)
+#endif
+
+/* u64 has problems with printk this will cast it to unsigned long long */
+#define _LLU(x) (unsigned long long)(x)
+
+#define ORE_DBGMSG2(M...) do {} while (0)
+/* #define ORE_DBGMSG2 ORE_DBGMSG */
+
+static u8 *_ios_cred(struct ore_io_state *ios, unsigned index)
 {
 	return ios->comps->comps[index & ios->comps->single_comp].cred;
 }
 
-static struct osd_obj_id *_ios_obj(struct exofs_io_state *ios, unsigned index)
+static struct osd_obj_id *_ios_obj(struct ore_io_state *ios, unsigned index)
 {
 	return &ios->comps->comps[index & ios->comps->single_comp].obj;
 }
 
-static struct osd_dev *_ios_od(struct exofs_io_state *ios, unsigned index)
+static struct osd_dev *_ios_od(struct ore_io_state *ios, unsigned index)
 {
 	return ios->comps->ods[index];
 }
 
-int exofs_get_rw_state(struct exofs_layout *layout,
-			struct exofs_components *comps,
-			bool is_reading, u64 offset, u64 length,
-			struct exofs_io_state **pios)
+int  ore_get_rw_state(struct ore_layout *layout, struct ore_components *comps,
+		      bool is_reading, u64 offset, u64 length,
+		      struct ore_io_state **pios)
 {
-	struct exofs_io_state *ios;
+	struct ore_io_state *ios;
 
 	/*TODO: Maybe use kmem_cach per sbi of size
 	 * exofs_io_state_size(layout->s_numdevs)
 	 */
-	ios = kzalloc(exofs_io_state_size(comps->numdevs), GFP_KERNEL);
+	ios = kzalloc(ore_io_state_size(comps->numdevs), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (unlikely(!ios)) {
-		EXOFS_DBGMSG("Failed kzalloc bytes=%d\n",
-			     exofs_io_state_size(comps->numdevs));
+		ORE_DBGMSG("Failed kzalloc bytes=%d\n",
+			     ore_io_state_size(comps->numdevs));
 		*pios = NULL;
 		return -ENOMEM;
 	}
@@ -74,20 +85,19 @@
 	return 0;
 }
 
-int  exofs_get_io_state(struct exofs_layout *layout,
-			struct exofs_components *comps,
-			struct exofs_io_state **ios)
+int  ore_get_io_state(struct ore_layout *layout, struct ore_components *comps,
+		      struct ore_io_state **ios)
 {
-	return exofs_get_rw_state(layout, comps, true, 0, 0, ios);
+	return ore_get_rw_state(layout, comps, true, 0, 0, ios);
 }
 
-void exofs_put_io_state(struct exofs_io_state *ios)
+void ore_put_io_state(struct ore_io_state *ios)
 {
 	if (ios) {
 		unsigned i;
 
 		for (i = 0; i < ios->numdevs; i++) {
-			struct exofs_per_dev_state *per_dev = &ios->per_dev[i];
+			struct ore_per_dev_state *per_dev = &ios->per_dev[i];
 
 			if (per_dev->or)
 				osd_end_request(per_dev->or);
@@ -99,7 +109,7 @@
 	}
 }
 
-static void _sync_done(struct exofs_io_state *ios, void *p)
+static void _sync_done(struct ore_io_state *ios, void *p)
 {
 	struct completion *waiting = p;
 
@@ -108,20 +118,20 @@
 
 static void _last_io(struct kref *kref)
 {
-	struct exofs_io_state *ios = container_of(
-					kref, struct exofs_io_state, kref);
+	struct ore_io_state *ios = container_of(
+					kref, struct ore_io_state, kref);
 
 	ios->done(ios, ios->private);
 }
 
 static void _done_io(struct osd_request *or, void *p)
 {
-	struct exofs_io_state *ios = p;
+	struct ore_io_state *ios = p;
 
 	kref_put(&ios->kref, _last_io);
 }
 
-static int exofs_io_execute(struct exofs_io_state *ios)
+static int ore_io_execute(struct ore_io_state *ios)
 {
 	DECLARE_COMPLETION_ONSTACK(wait);
 	bool sync = (ios->done == NULL);
@@ -139,7 +149,7 @@
 
 		ret = osd_finalize_request(or, 0, _ios_cred(ios, i), NULL);
 		if (unlikely(ret)) {
-			EXOFS_DBGMSG("Failed to osd_finalize_request() => %d\n",
+			ORE_DBGMSG("Failed to osd_finalize_request() => %d\n",
 				     ret);
 			return ret;
 		}
@@ -161,7 +171,7 @@
 
 	if (sync) {
 		wait_for_completion(&wait);
-		ret = exofs_check_io(ios, NULL);
+		ret = ore_check_io(ios, NULL);
 	}
 	return ret;
 }
@@ -181,7 +191,7 @@
 	}
 }
 
-int exofs_check_io(struct exofs_io_state *ios, u64 *resid)
+int ore_check_io(struct ore_io_state *ios, u64 *resid)
 {
 	enum osd_err_priority acumulated_osd_err = 0;
 	int acumulated_lin_err = 0;
@@ -202,7 +212,7 @@
 		if (OSD_ERR_PRI_CLEAR_PAGES == osi.osd_err_pri) {
 			/* start read offset passed endof file */
 			_clear_bio(ios->per_dev[i].bio);
-			EXOFS_DBGMSG("start read offset passed end of file "
+			ORE_DBGMSG("start read offset passed end of file "
 				"offset=0x%llx, length=0x%llx\n",
 				_LLU(ios->per_dev[i].offset),
 				_LLU(ios->per_dev[i].length));
@@ -277,7 +287,7 @@
 	unsigned unit_off;
 };
 
-static void _calc_stripe_info(struct exofs_layout *layout, u64 file_offset,
+static void _calc_stripe_info(struct ore_layout *layout, u64 file_offset,
 			      struct _striping_info *si)
 {
 	u32	stripe_unit = layout->stripe_unit;
@@ -312,8 +322,8 @@
 	si->M = M;
 }
 
-static int _add_stripe_unit(struct exofs_io_state *ios,  unsigned *cur_pg,
-		unsigned pgbase, struct exofs_per_dev_state *per_dev,
+static int _add_stripe_unit(struct ore_io_state *ios,  unsigned *cur_pg,
+		unsigned pgbase, struct ore_per_dev_state *per_dev,
 		int cur_len)
 {
 	unsigned pg = *cur_pg;
@@ -330,7 +340,7 @@
 
 		per_dev->bio = bio_kmalloc(GFP_KERNEL, bio_size);
 		if (unlikely(!per_dev->bio)) {
-			EXOFS_DBGMSG("Failed to allocate BIO size=%u\n",
+			ORE_DBGMSG("Failed to allocate BIO size=%u\n",
 				     bio_size);
 			return -ENOMEM;
 		}
@@ -356,7 +366,7 @@
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static int _prepare_one_group(struct exofs_io_state *ios, u64 length,
+static int _prepare_one_group(struct ore_io_state *ios, u64 length,
 			      struct _striping_info *si)
 {
 	unsigned stripe_unit = ios->layout->stripe_unit;
@@ -369,7 +379,7 @@
 	int ret = 0;
 
 	while (length) {
-		struct exofs_per_dev_state *per_dev = &ios->per_dev[dev];
+		struct ore_per_dev_state *per_dev = &ios->per_dev[dev];
 		unsigned cur_len, page_off = 0;
 
 		if (!per_dev->length) {
@@ -412,7 +422,7 @@
 	return ret;
 }
 
-static int _prepare_for_striping(struct exofs_io_state *ios)
+static int _prepare_for_striping(struct ore_io_state *ios)
 {
 	u64 length = ios->length;
 	u64 offset = ios->offset;
@@ -421,7 +431,7 @@
 
 	if (!ios->pages) {
 		if (ios->kern_buff) {
-			struct exofs_per_dev_state *per_dev = &ios->per_dev[0];
+			struct ore_per_dev_state *per_dev = &ios->per_dev[0];
 
 			_calc_stripe_info(ios->layout, ios->offset, &si);
 			per_dev->offset = si.obj_offset;
@@ -454,7 +464,7 @@
 	return ret;
 }
 
-int exofs_sbi_create(struct exofs_io_state *ios)
+int ore_create(struct ore_io_state *ios)
 {
 	int i, ret;
 
@@ -463,7 +473,7 @@
 
 		or = osd_start_request(_ios_od(ios, i), GFP_KERNEL);
 		if (unlikely(!or)) {
-			EXOFS_ERR("%s: osd_start_request failed\n", __func__);
+			ORE_ERR("%s: osd_start_request failed\n", __func__);
 			ret = -ENOMEM;
 			goto out;
 		}
@@ -472,13 +482,13 @@
 
 		osd_req_create_object(or, _ios_obj(ios, i));
 	}
-	ret = exofs_io_execute(ios);
+	ret = ore_io_execute(ios);
 
 out:
 	return ret;
 }
 
-int exofs_sbi_remove(struct exofs_io_state *ios)
+int ore_remove(struct ore_io_state *ios)
 {
 	int i, ret;
 
@@ -487,7 +497,7 @@
 
 		or = osd_start_request(_ios_od(ios, i), GFP_KERNEL);
 		if (unlikely(!or)) {
-			EXOFS_ERR("%s: osd_start_request failed\n", __func__);
+			ORE_ERR("%s: osd_start_request failed\n", __func__);
 			ret = -ENOMEM;
 			goto out;
 		}
@@ -496,15 +506,15 @@
 
 		osd_req_remove_object(or, _ios_obj(ios, i));
 	}
-	ret = exofs_io_execute(ios);
+	ret = ore_io_execute(ios);
 
 out:
 	return ret;
 }
 
-static int _sbi_write_mirror(struct exofs_io_state *ios, int cur_comp)
+static int _write_mirror(struct ore_io_state *ios, int cur_comp)
 {
-	struct exofs_per_dev_state *master_dev = &ios->per_dev[cur_comp];
+	struct ore_per_dev_state *master_dev = &ios->per_dev[cur_comp];
 	unsigned dev = ios->per_dev[cur_comp].dev;
 	unsigned last_comp = cur_comp + ios->layout->mirrors_p1;
 	int ret = 0;
@@ -513,12 +523,12 @@
 		return 0; /* Just an empty slot */
 
 	for (; cur_comp < last_comp; ++cur_comp, ++dev) {
-		struct exofs_per_dev_state *per_dev = &ios->per_dev[cur_comp];
+		struct ore_per_dev_state *per_dev = &ios->per_dev[cur_comp];
 		struct osd_request *or;
 
 		or = osd_start_request(_ios_od(ios, dev), GFP_KERNEL);
 		if (unlikely(!or)) {
-			EXOFS_ERR("%s: osd_start_request failed\n", __func__);
+			ORE_ERR("%s: osd_start_request failed\n", __func__);
 			ret = -ENOMEM;
 			goto out;
 		}
@@ -532,7 +542,7 @@
 				bio = bio_kmalloc(GFP_KERNEL,
 						  master_dev->bio->bi_max_vecs);
 				if (unlikely(!bio)) {
-					EXOFS_DBGMSG(
+					ORE_DBGMSG(
 					      "Failed to allocate BIO size=%u\n",
 					      master_dev->bio->bi_max_vecs);
 					ret = -ENOMEM;
@@ -553,7 +563,7 @@
 
 			osd_req_write(or, _ios_obj(ios, dev), per_dev->offset,
 				      bio, per_dev->length);
-			EXOFS_DBGMSG("write(0x%llx) offset=0x%llx "
+			ORE_DBGMSG("write(0x%llx) offset=0x%llx "
 				      "length=0x%llx dev=%d\n",
 				     _LLU(_ios_obj(ios, dev)->id),
 				     _LLU(per_dev->offset),
@@ -564,14 +574,14 @@
 						 ios->kern_buff, ios->length);
 			if (unlikely(ret))
 				goto out;
-			EXOFS_DBGMSG2("write_kern(0x%llx) offset=0x%llx "
+			ORE_DBGMSG2("write_kern(0x%llx) offset=0x%llx "
 				      "length=0x%llx dev=%d\n",
 				     _LLU(_ios_obj(ios, dev)->id),
 				     _LLU(per_dev->offset),
 				     _LLU(ios->length), dev);
 		} else {
 			osd_req_set_attributes(or, _ios_obj(ios, dev));
-			EXOFS_DBGMSG2("obj(0x%llx) set_attributes=%d dev=%d\n",
+			ORE_DBGMSG2("obj(0x%llx) set_attributes=%d dev=%d\n",
 				     _LLU(_ios_obj(ios, dev)->id),
 				     ios->out_attr_len, dev);
 		}
@@ -589,7 +599,7 @@
 	return ret;
 }
 
-int exofs_sbi_write(struct exofs_io_state *ios)
+int ore_write(struct ore_io_state *ios)
 {
 	int i;
 	int ret;
@@ -599,19 +609,19 @@
 		return ret;
 
 	for (i = 0; i < ios->numdevs; i += ios->layout->mirrors_p1) {
-		ret = _sbi_write_mirror(ios, i);
+		ret = _write_mirror(ios, i);
 		if (unlikely(ret))
 			return ret;
 	}
 
-	ret = exofs_io_execute(ios);
+	ret = ore_io_execute(ios);
 	return ret;
 }
 
-static int _sbi_read_mirror(struct exofs_io_state *ios, unsigned cur_comp)
+static int _read_mirror(struct ore_io_state *ios, unsigned cur_comp)
 {
 	struct osd_request *or;
-	struct exofs_per_dev_state *per_dev = &ios->per_dev[cur_comp];
+	struct ore_per_dev_state *per_dev = &ios->per_dev[cur_comp];
 	struct osd_obj_id *obj = _ios_obj(ios, cur_comp);
 	unsigned first_dev = (unsigned)obj->id;
 
@@ -621,7 +631,7 @@
 	first_dev = per_dev->dev + first_dev % ios->layout->mirrors_p1;
 	or = osd_start_request(_ios_od(ios, first_dev), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (unlikely(!or)) {
-		EXOFS_ERR("%s: osd_start_request failed\n", __func__);
+		ORE_ERR("%s: osd_start_request failed\n", __func__);
 		return -ENOMEM;
 	}
 	per_dev->or = or;
@@ -629,14 +639,14 @@
 	if (ios->pages) {
 		osd_req_read(or, obj, per_dev->offset,
 				per_dev->bio, per_dev->length);
-		EXOFS_DBGMSG("read(0x%llx) offset=0x%llx length=0x%llx"
+		ORE_DBGMSG("read(0x%llx) offset=0x%llx length=0x%llx"
 			     " dev=%d\n", _LLU(obj->id),
 			     _LLU(per_dev->offset), _LLU(per_dev->length),
 			     first_dev);
 	} else if (ios->kern_buff) {
 		int ret = osd_req_read_kern(or, obj, per_dev->offset,
 					    ios->kern_buff, ios->length);
-		EXOFS_DBGMSG2("read_kern(0x%llx) offset=0x%llx "
+		ORE_DBGMSG2("read_kern(0x%llx) offset=0x%llx "
 			      "length=0x%llx dev=%d ret=>%d\n",
 			      _LLU(obj->id), _LLU(per_dev->offset),
 			      _LLU(ios->length), first_dev, ret);
@@ -644,7 +654,7 @@
 			return ret;
 	} else {
 		osd_req_get_attributes(or, obj);
-		EXOFS_DBGMSG2("obj(0x%llx) get_attributes=%d dev=%d\n",
+		ORE_DBGMSG2("obj(0x%llx) get_attributes=%d dev=%d\n",
 			      _LLU(obj->id),
 			      ios->in_attr_len, first_dev);
 	}
@@ -657,7 +667,7 @@
 	return 0;
 }
 
-int exofs_sbi_read(struct exofs_io_state *ios)
+int ore_read(struct ore_io_state *ios)
 {
 	int i;
 	int ret;
@@ -667,16 +677,16 @@
 		return ret;
 
 	for (i = 0; i < ios->numdevs; i += ios->layout->mirrors_p1) {
-		ret = _sbi_read_mirror(ios, i);
+		ret = _read_mirror(ios, i);
 		if (unlikely(ret))
 			return ret;
 	}
 
-	ret = exofs_io_execute(ios);
+	ret = ore_io_execute(ios);
 	return ret;
 }
 
-int extract_attr_from_ios(struct exofs_io_state *ios, struct osd_attr *attr)
+int extract_attr_from_ios(struct ore_io_state *ios, struct osd_attr *attr)
 {
 	struct osd_attr cur_attr = {.attr_page = 0}; /* start with zeros */
 	void *iter = NULL;
@@ -697,18 +707,18 @@
 	return -EIO;
 }
 
-static int _truncate_mirrors(struct exofs_io_state *ios, unsigned cur_comp,
+static int _truncate_mirrors(struct ore_io_state *ios, unsigned cur_comp,
 			     struct osd_attr *attr)
 {
 	int last_comp = cur_comp + ios->layout->mirrors_p1;
 
 	for (; cur_comp < last_comp; ++cur_comp) {
-		struct exofs_per_dev_state *per_dev = &ios->per_dev[cur_comp];
+		struct ore_per_dev_state *per_dev = &ios->per_dev[cur_comp];
 		struct osd_request *or;
 
 		or = osd_start_request(_ios_od(ios, cur_comp), GFP_KERNEL);
 		if (unlikely(!or)) {
-			EXOFS_ERR("%s: osd_start_request failed\n", __func__);
+			ORE_ERR("%s: osd_start_request failed\n", __func__);
 			return -ENOMEM;
 		}
 		per_dev->or = or;
@@ -730,7 +740,7 @@
 	unsigned max_devs;
 };
 
-void _calc_trunk_info(struct exofs_layout *layout, u64 file_offset,
+void _calc_trunk_info(struct ore_layout *layout, u64 file_offset,
 		       struct _trunc_info *ti)
 {
 	unsigned stripe_unit = layout->stripe_unit;
@@ -745,10 +755,10 @@
 	ti->max_devs = layout->group_width * layout->group_count;
 }
 
-int exofs_truncate(struct exofs_layout *layout, struct exofs_components *comps,
+int ore_truncate(struct ore_layout *layout, struct ore_components *comps,
 		   u64 size)
 {
-	struct exofs_io_state *ios;
+	struct ore_io_state *ios;
 	struct exofs_trunc_attr {
 		struct osd_attr attr;
 		__be64 newsize;
@@ -756,7 +766,7 @@
 	struct _trunc_info ti;
 	int i, ret;
 
-	ret = exofs_get_io_state(layout, comps, &ios);
+	ret = ore_get_io_state(layout, comps, &ios);
 	if (unlikely(ret))
 		return ret;
 
@@ -791,18 +801,18 @@
 		size_attr->attr = g_attr_logical_length;
 		size_attr->attr.val_ptr = &size_attr->newsize;
 
-		EXOFS_DBGMSG("trunc(0x%llx) obj_offset=0x%llx dev=%d\n",
+		ORE_DBGMSG("trunc(0x%llx) obj_offset=0x%llx dev=%d\n",
 			     _LLU(comps->comps->obj.id), _LLU(obj_size), i);
 		ret = _truncate_mirrors(ios, i * ios->layout->mirrors_p1,
 					&size_attr->attr);
 		if (unlikely(ret))
 			goto out;
 	}
-	ret = exofs_io_execute(ios);
+	ret = ore_io_execute(ios);
 
 out:
 	kfree(size_attrs);
-	exofs_put_io_state(ios);
+	ore_put_io_state(ios);
 	return ret;
 }
 
diff --git a/fs/exofs/super.c b/fs/exofs/super.c
index 4d68779..2748940 100644
--- a/fs/exofs/super.c
+++ b/fs/exofs/super.c
@@ -263,19 +263,19 @@
 	struct osd_attr attrs[] = {
 		[0] = g_attr_sb_stats,
 	};
-	struct exofs_io_state *ios;
+	struct ore_io_state *ios;
 	int ret;
 
-	ret = exofs_get_io_state(&sbi->layout, &sbi->comps, &ios);
+	ret = ore_get_io_state(&sbi->layout, &sbi->comps, &ios);
 	if (unlikely(ret)) {
-		EXOFS_ERR("%s: exofs_get_io_state failed.\n", __func__);
+		EXOFS_ERR("%s: ore_get_io_state failed.\n", __func__);
 		return ret;
 	}
 
 	ios->in_attr = attrs;
 	ios->in_attr_len = ARRAY_SIZE(attrs);
 
-	ret = exofs_sbi_read(ios);
+	ret = ore_read(ios);
 	if (unlikely(ret)) {
 		EXOFS_ERR("Error reading super_block stats => %d\n", ret);
 		goto out;
@@ -302,13 +302,13 @@
 	}
 
 out:
-	exofs_put_io_state(ios);
+	ore_put_io_state(ios);
 	return ret;
 }
 
-static void stats_done(struct exofs_io_state *ios, void *p)
+static void stats_done(struct ore_io_state *ios, void *p)
 {
-	exofs_put_io_state(ios);
+	ore_put_io_state(ios);
 	/* Good thanks nothing to do anymore */
 }
 
@@ -318,12 +318,12 @@
 	struct osd_attr attrs[] = {
 		[0] = g_attr_sb_stats,
 	};
-	struct exofs_io_state *ios;
+	struct ore_io_state *ios;
 	int ret;
 
-	ret = exofs_get_io_state(&sbi->layout, &sbi->comps, &ios);
+	ret = ore_get_io_state(&sbi->layout, &sbi->comps, &ios);
 	if (unlikely(ret)) {
-		EXOFS_ERR("%s: exofs_get_io_state failed.\n", __func__);
+		EXOFS_ERR("%s: ore_get_io_state failed.\n", __func__);
 		return ret;
 	}
 
@@ -337,10 +337,10 @@
 	ios->out_attr = attrs;
 	ios->out_attr_len = ARRAY_SIZE(attrs);
 
-	ret = exofs_sbi_write(ios);
+	ret = ore_write(ios);
 	if (unlikely(ret)) {
-		EXOFS_ERR("%s: exofs_sbi_write failed.\n", __func__);
-		exofs_put_io_state(ios);
+		EXOFS_ERR("%s: ore_write failed.\n", __func__);
+		ore_put_io_state(ios);
 	}
 
 	return ret;
@@ -359,9 +359,9 @@
 {
 	struct exofs_sb_info *sbi;
 	struct exofs_fscb *fscb;
-	struct exofs_comp one_comp;
-	struct exofs_components comps;
-	struct exofs_io_state *ios;
+	struct ore_comp one_comp;
+	struct ore_components comps;
+	struct ore_io_state *ios;
 	int ret = -ENOMEM;
 
 	fscb = kmalloc(sizeof(*fscb), GFP_KERNEL);
@@ -380,7 +380,7 @@
 
 	exofs_init_comps(&comps, &one_comp, sbi, EXOFS_SUPER_ID);
 
-	ret = exofs_get_io_state(&sbi->layout, &comps, &ios);
+	ret = ore_get_io_state(&sbi->layout, &comps, &ios);
 	if (unlikely(ret))
 		goto out;
 
@@ -397,9 +397,9 @@
 	ios->offset = 0;
 	ios->kern_buff = fscb;
 
-	ret = exofs_sbi_write(ios);
+	ret = ore_write(ios);
 	if (unlikely(ret))
-		EXOFS_ERR("%s: exofs_sbi_write failed.\n", __func__);
+		EXOFS_ERR("%s: ore_write failed.\n", __func__);
 	else
 		sb->s_dirt = 0;
 
@@ -407,7 +407,7 @@
 	unlock_super(sb);
 out:
 	EXOFS_DBGMSG("s_nextid=0x%llx ret=%d\n", _LLU(sbi->s_nextid), ret);
-	exofs_put_io_state(ios);
+	ore_put_io_state(ios);
 	kfree(fscb);
 	return ret;
 }
@@ -562,7 +562,7 @@
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static unsigned __ra_pages(struct exofs_layout *layout)
+static unsigned __ra_pages(struct ore_layout *layout)
 {
 	const unsigned _MIN_RA = 32; /* min 128K read-ahead */
 	unsigned ra_pages = layout->group_width * layout->stripe_unit /
@@ -609,7 +609,7 @@
 				       struct osd_dev *fscb_od,
 				       unsigned table_count)
 {
-	struct exofs_comp comp;
+	struct ore_comp comp;
 	struct exofs_device_table *dt;
 	unsigned table_bytes = table_count * sizeof(dt->dt_dev_table[0]) +
 					     sizeof(*dt);
@@ -747,7 +747,7 @@
 	struct exofs_sb_info *sbi;	/*extended info                  */
 	struct osd_dev *od;		/* Master device                 */
 	struct exofs_fscb fscb;		/*on-disk superblock info        */
-	struct exofs_comp comp;
+	struct ore_comp comp;
 	unsigned table_count;
 	int ret;
 
@@ -913,7 +913,7 @@
 {
 	struct super_block *sb = dentry->d_sb;
 	struct exofs_sb_info *sbi = sb->s_fs_info;
-	struct exofs_io_state *ios;
+	struct ore_io_state *ios;
 	struct osd_attr attrs[] = {
 		ATTR_DEF(OSD_APAGE_PARTITION_QUOTAS,
 			OSD_ATTR_PQ_CAPACITY_QUOTA, sizeof(__be64)),
@@ -924,16 +924,16 @@
 	uint64_t used = ULLONG_MAX;
 	int ret;
 
-	ret = exofs_get_io_state(&sbi->layout, &sbi->comps, &ios);
+	ret = ore_get_io_state(&sbi->layout, &sbi->comps, &ios);
 	if (ret) {
-		EXOFS_DBGMSG("exofs_get_io_state failed.\n");
+		EXOFS_DBGMSG("ore_get_io_state failed.\n");
 		return ret;
 	}
 
 	ios->in_attr = attrs;
 	ios->in_attr_len = ARRAY_SIZE(attrs);
 
-	ret = exofs_sbi_read(ios);
+	ret = ore_read(ios);
 	if (unlikely(ret))
 		goto out;
 
@@ -962,7 +962,7 @@
 	buf->f_namelen = EXOFS_NAME_LEN;
 
 out:
-	exofs_put_io_state(ios);
+	ore_put_io_state(ios);
 	return ret;
 }
 
diff --git a/include/scsi/osd_ore.h b/include/scsi/osd_ore.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c5c5e00
--- /dev/null
+++ b/include/scsi/osd_ore.h
@@ -0,0 +1,125 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2011
+ * Boaz Harrosh <bharrosh@panasas.com>
+ *
+ * Public Declarations of the ORE API
+ *
+ * This file is part of the ORE (Object Raid Engine) library.
+ *
+ * ORE is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2 as published
+ * by the Free Software Foundation. (GPL v2)
+ *
+ * ORE 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 for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ * along with the ORE; if not, write to the Free Software
+ * Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA  02110-1301  USA
+ */
+#ifndef __ORE_H__
+#define __ORE_H__
+
+#include <scsi/osd_initiator.h>
+#include <scsi/osd_attributes.h>
+#include <scsi/osd_sec.h>
+#include <linux/pnfs_osd_xdr.h>
+
+struct ore_comp {
+	struct osd_obj_id	obj;
+	u8			cred[OSD_CAP_LEN];
+};
+
+struct ore_layout {
+	/* Our way of looking at the data_map */
+	unsigned stripe_unit;
+	unsigned mirrors_p1;
+
+	unsigned group_width;
+	u64	 group_depth;
+	unsigned group_count;
+};
+
+struct ore_components {
+	unsigned	numdevs;		/* Num of devices in array    */
+	/* If @single_comp == EC_SINGLE_COMP, @comps points to a single
+	 * component. else there are @numdevs components
+	 */
+	enum EC_COMP_USAGE {
+		EC_SINGLE_COMP = 0, EC_MULTPLE_COMPS = 0xffffffff
+	}		single_comp;
+	struct ore_comp	*comps;
+	struct osd_dev	**ods;			/* osd_dev array              */
+};
+
+struct ore_io_state;
+typedef void (*ore_io_done_fn)(struct ore_io_state *ios, void *private);
+
+struct ore_io_state {
+	struct kref		kref;
+
+	void			*private;
+	ore_io_done_fn	done;
+
+	struct ore_layout	*layout;
+	struct ore_components	*comps;
+
+	/* Global read/write IO*/
+	loff_t			offset;
+	unsigned long		length;
+	void			*kern_buff;
+
+	struct page		**pages;
+	unsigned		nr_pages;
+	unsigned		pgbase;
+	unsigned		pages_consumed;
+
+	/* Attributes */
+	unsigned		in_attr_len;
+	struct osd_attr		*in_attr;
+	unsigned		out_attr_len;
+	struct osd_attr		*out_attr;
+
+	bool			reading;
+
+	/* Variable array of size numdevs */
+	unsigned numdevs;
+	struct ore_per_dev_state {
+		struct osd_request *or;
+		struct bio *bio;
+		loff_t offset;
+		unsigned length;
+		unsigned dev;
+	} per_dev[];
+};
+
+static inline unsigned ore_io_state_size(unsigned numdevs)
+{
+	return sizeof(struct ore_io_state) +
+		sizeof(struct ore_per_dev_state) * numdevs;
+}
+
+/* ore.c */
+int ore_get_rw_state(struct ore_layout *layout, struct ore_components *comps,
+		     bool is_reading, u64 offset, u64 length,
+		     struct ore_io_state **ios);
+int ore_get_io_state(struct ore_layout *layout, struct ore_components *comps,
+		     struct ore_io_state **ios);
+void ore_put_io_state(struct ore_io_state *ios);
+
+int ore_check_io(struct ore_io_state *ios, u64 *resid);
+
+int ore_create(struct ore_io_state *ios);
+int ore_remove(struct ore_io_state *ios);
+int ore_write(struct ore_io_state *ios);
+int ore_read(struct ore_io_state *ios);
+int ore_truncate(struct ore_layout *layout, struct ore_components *comps,
+		 u64 size);
+
+int extract_attr_from_ios(struct ore_io_state *ios, struct osd_attr *attr);
+
+extern const struct osd_attr g_attr_logical_length;
+
+#endif