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author | Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org> | 2008-04-24 11:46:16 -0700 |
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committer | Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org> | 2008-04-24 11:46:16 -0700 |
commit | 563307b2fa15d687abc54bd980b9847ebf0e3231 (patch) | |
tree | 7f16be30217a2e66360ede97aa27d07a4ebd7e55 /fs/Kconfig | |
parent | 10c993a6b5418cb1026775765ba4c70ffb70853d (diff) | |
parent | 233607dbbc823caf685e778cabc49fb7f679900b (diff) | |
download | lwn-563307b2fa15d687abc54bd980b9847ebf0e3231.tar.gz lwn-563307b2fa15d687abc54bd980b9847ebf0e3231.zip |
Merge git://git.linux-nfs.org/projects/trondmy/nfs-2.6
* git://git.linux-nfs.org/projects/trondmy/nfs-2.6: (80 commits)
SUNRPC: Invalidate the RPCSEC_GSS session if the server dropped the request
make nfs_automount_list static
NFS: remove duplicate flags assignment from nfs_validate_mount_data
NFS - fix potential NULL pointer dereference v2
SUNRPC: Don't change the RPCSEC_GSS context on a credential that is in use
SUNRPC: Fix a race in gss_refresh_upcall()
SUNRPC: Don't disconnect more than once if retransmitting NFSv4 requests
SUNRPC: Remove the unused export of xprt_force_disconnect
SUNRPC: remove XS_SENDMSG_RETRY
SUNRPC: Protect creds against early garbage collection
NFSv4: Attempt to use machine credentials in SETCLIENTID calls
NFSv4: Reintroduce machine creds
NFSv4: Don't use cred->cr_ops->cr_name in nfs4_proc_setclientid()
nfs: fix printout of multiword bitfields
nfs: return negative error value from nfs{,4}_stat_to_errno
NLM/lockd: Ensure client locking calls use correct credentials
NFS: Remove the buggy lock-if-signalled case from do_setlk()
NLM/lockd: Fix a race when cancelling a blocking lock
NLM/lockd: Ensure that nlmclnt_cancel() returns results of the CANCEL call
NLM: Remove the signal masking in nlmclnt_proc/nlmclnt_cancel
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Diffstat (limited to 'fs/Kconfig')
-rw-r--r-- | fs/Kconfig | 70 |
1 files changed, 33 insertions, 37 deletions
diff --git a/fs/Kconfig b/fs/Kconfig index 56c83f40cdbe..2e43d46f65d6 100644 --- a/fs/Kconfig +++ b/fs/Kconfig @@ -1664,30 +1664,6 @@ config NFS_V4 If unsure, say N. -config NFS_DIRECTIO - bool "Allow direct I/O on NFS files" - depends on NFS_FS - help - This option enables applications to perform uncached I/O on files - in NFS file systems using the O_DIRECT open() flag. When O_DIRECT - is set for a file, its data is not cached in the system's page - cache. Data is moved to and from user-level application buffers - directly. Unlike local disk-based file systems, NFS O_DIRECT has - no alignment restrictions. - - Unless your program is designed to use O_DIRECT properly, you are - much better off allowing the NFS client to manage data caching for - you. Misusing O_DIRECT can cause poor server performance or network - storms. This kernel build option defaults OFF to avoid exposing - system administrators unwittingly to a potentially hazardous - feature. - - For more details on NFS O_DIRECT, see fs/nfs/direct.c. - - If unsure, say N. This reduces the size of the NFS client, and - causes open() to return EINVAL if a file residing in NFS is - opened with the O_DIRECT flag. - config NFSD tristate "NFS server support" depends on INET @@ -1813,15 +1789,33 @@ config SUNRPC_XPRT_RDMA tristate depends on SUNRPC && INFINIBAND && EXPERIMENTAL default SUNRPC && INFINIBAND + help + This option enables an RPC client transport capability that + allows the NFS client to mount servers via an RDMA-enabled + transport. + + To compile RPC client RDMA transport support as a module, + choose M here: the module will be called xprtrdma. + + If unsure, say N. config SUNRPC_BIND34 bool "Support for rpcbind versions 3 & 4 (EXPERIMENTAL)" depends on SUNRPC && EXPERIMENTAL + default n help - Provides kernel support for querying rpcbind servers via versions 3 - and 4 of the rpcbind protocol. The kernel automatically falls back - to version 2 if a remote rpcbind service does not support versions - 3 or 4. + RPC requests over IPv6 networks require support for larger + addresses when performing an RPC bind. Sun added support for + IPv6 addressing by creating two new versions of the rpcbind + protocol (RFC 1833). + + This option enables support in the kernel RPC client for + querying rpcbind servers via versions 3 and 4 of the rpcbind + protocol. The kernel automatically falls back to version 2 + if a remote rpcbind service does not support versions 3 or 4. + By themselves, these new versions do not provide support for + RPC over IPv6, but the new protocol versions are necessary to + support it. If unsure, say N to get traditional behavior (version 2 rpcbind requests only). @@ -1835,12 +1829,13 @@ config RPCSEC_GSS_KRB5 select CRYPTO_DES select CRYPTO_CBC help - Provides for secure RPC calls by means of a gss-api - mechanism based on Kerberos V5. This is required for - NFSv4. + Choose Y here to enable Secure RPC using the Kerberos version 5 + GSS-API mechanism (RFC 1964). - Note: Requires an auxiliary userspace daemon which may be found on - http://www.citi.umich.edu/projects/nfsv4/ + Secure RPC calls with Kerberos require an auxiliary user-space + daemon which may be found in the Linux nfs-utils package + available from http://linux-nfs.org/. In addition, user-space + Kerberos support should be installed. If unsure, say N. @@ -1854,11 +1849,12 @@ config RPCSEC_GSS_SPKM3 select CRYPTO_CAST5 select CRYPTO_CBC help - Provides for secure RPC calls by means of a gss-api - mechanism based on the SPKM3 public-key mechanism. + Choose Y here to enable Secure RPC using the SPKM3 public key + GSS-API mechansim (RFC 2025). - Note: Requires an auxiliary userspace daemon which may be found on - http://www.citi.umich.edu/projects/nfsv4/ + Secure RPC calls with SPKM3 require an auxiliary userspace + daemon which may be found in the Linux nfs-utils package + available from http://linux-nfs.org/. If unsure, say N. |