On Mon, Feb 11, 2008 at 05:11:54PM -0500, Chuck Lever wrote: > Clean up: refresh the help text for Kconfig items related to the NFS > server. Remove obsolete URLs, and make the language consistent among > the options.
Also applied, thanks.--b. > > Signed-off-by: Chuck Lever <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > --- > > fs/Kconfig | 76 > +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++----------------------- > 1 files changed, 47 insertions(+), 29 deletions(-) > > diff --git a/fs/Kconfig b/fs/Kconfig > index 9427c73..7ef9f05 100644 > --- a/fs/Kconfig > +++ b/fs/Kconfig > @@ -1665,56 +1665,74 @@ config NFSD > select PROC_FS if NFSD_V4 > select PROC_FS if SUNRPC_GSS > help > - If you want your Linux box to act as an NFS *server*, so that other > - computers on your local network which support NFS can access certain > - directories on your box transparently, you have two options: you can > - use the self-contained user space program nfsd, in which case you > - should say N here, or you can say Y and use the kernel based NFS > - server. The advantage of the kernel based solution is that it is > - faster. > + Choose Y here if you want to allow other computers to access > + files residing on this system using Sun's Network File System > + protocol. To compile the NFS server support as a module, > + choose M here: the module will be called nfsd. > > - In either case, you will need support software; the respective > - locations are given in the file <file:Documentation/Changes> in the > - NFS section. > + You may choose to use a user-space NFS server instead, in which > + case you can choose N here. > > - If you say Y here, you will get support for version 2 of the NFS > - protocol (NFSv2). If you also want NFSv3, say Y to the next question > - as well. > + To export local file systems using NFS, you also need to install > + user space programs which can be found in the Linux nfs-utils > + package, available from http://linux-nfs.org/. More detail about > + the Linux NFS server implementation is available via the > + exports(5) man page. > > - Please read the NFS-HOWTO, available from > - <http://www.tldp.org/docs.html#howto>. > + Below you can choose which versions of the NFS protocol are > + available to clients mounting the NFS server on this system. > + Support for NFS version 2 (RFC 1094) is always available when > + CONFIG_NFSD is selected. > > - To compile the NFS server support as a module, choose M here: the > - module will be called nfsd. If unsure, say N. > + If unsure, say N. > > config NFSD_V2_ACL > bool > depends on NFSD > > config NFSD_V3 > - bool "Provide NFSv3 server support" > + bool "NFS server support for NFS version 3" > depends on NFSD > help > - If you would like to include the NFSv3 server as well as the NFSv2 > - server, say Y here. If unsure, say Y. > + This option enables support in your system's NFS server for > + version 3 of the NFS protocol (RFC 1813). > + > + If unsure, say Y. > > config NFSD_V3_ACL > - bool "Provide server support for the NFSv3 ACL protocol extension" > + bool "NFS server support for the NFSv3 ACL protocol extension" > depends on NFSD_V3 > help > - Implement the NFSv3 ACL protocol extension for manipulating POSIX > - Access Control Lists on exported file systems. NFS clients should > - be compiled with the NFSv3 ACL protocol extension; see the > - CONFIG_NFS_V3_ACL option. If unsure, say N. > + Solaris NFS servers support an auxiliary NFSv3 ACL protocol that > + never became an official part of the NFS version 3 protocol. > + This protocol extension allows applications on NFS clients to > + manipulate POSIX Access Control Lists on files residing on NFS > + servers. NFS servers enforce POSIX ACLs on local files whether > + this protocol is available or not. > + > + This option enables support in your system's NFS server for the > + NFSv3 ACL protocol extension allowing NFS clients to manipulate > + POSIX ACLs on files exported by your system's NFS server. NFS > + clients which support the Solaris NFSv3 ACL protocol can then > + access and modify ACLs on your NFS server. > + > + To store ACLs on your NFS server, you also need to enable ACL- > + related CONFIG options for your local file systems of choice. > + > + If unsure, say N. > > config NFSD_V4 > - bool "Provide NFSv4 server support (EXPERIMENTAL)" > + bool "NFS server support for NFS version 4 (EXPERIMENTAL)" > depends on NFSD && NFSD_V3 && EXPERIMENTAL > select RPCSEC_GSS_KRB5 > help > - If you would like to include the NFSv4 server as well as the NFSv2 > - and NFSv3 servers, say Y here. This feature is experimental, and > - should only be used if you are interested in helping to test NFSv4. > + This option enables support in your system's NFS server for > + version 4 of the NFS protocol (RFC 3530). > + > + To export files using NFSv4, you need to install additional user > + space programs which can be found in the Linux nfs-utils package, > + available from http://linux-nfs.org/. > + > If unsure, say N. > > config LOCKD > - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-nfs" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
