From: "J. Bruce Fields" Subject: Re: [PATCH 2/5] NFSD: Update help text for CONFIG_NFSD Date: Mon, 4 Feb 2008 19:22:54 -0500 Message-ID: <20080205002254.GI32086@fieldses.org> References: <20080205000428.18602.37168.stgit@manray.1015granger.net> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Cc: linux-nfs@vger.kernel.org To: Chuck Lever Return-path: Received: from pie.citi.umich.edu ([141.211.133.115]:33634 "EHLO fieldses.org" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1758895AbYBEAW6 (ORCPT ); Mon, 4 Feb 2008 19:22:58 -0500 In-Reply-To: <20080205000428.18602.37168.stgit-meopP2rzCrTwdl/1UfZZQIVfYA8g3rJ/@public.gmane.org> Sender: linux-nfs-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: On Mon, Feb 04, 2008 at 07:04:28PM -0500, Chuck Lever wrote: > Refresh the help text for Kconfig items related to the NFS server. Remove > obsolete URLs, and make the language consistent among the options. > > Signed-off-by: Chuck Lever > --- > > fs/Kconfig | 70 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++---------------------- > 1 files changed, 44 insertions(+), 26 deletions(-) > > diff --git a/fs/Kconfig b/fs/Kconfig > index 5c7f6ee..9363211 100644 > --- a/fs/Kconfig > +++ b/fs/Kconfig > @@ -1693,27 +1693,26 @@ 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. > + Say Y here if you want to allow other computers to access files > + residing on this system using the internet standard 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 in the > - NFS section. > + You may choose to use a user-space NFS server instead, in which > + case you can say 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 > - . > + Below you can select 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 > @@ -1723,26 +1722,45 @@ config NFSD_V3 > bool "Provide NFSv3 server support" > 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" > 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 nonstandard side-band protocol allows applications on NFS I'd leave out "nonstandard" and "side-band", as they repeat what you said more carefully in the previous sentence. (Ditto for the client-side text.) > + 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 Missing period. Seems OK, though, on a quick skim. Thanks.--b. > + > + 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)" > 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 NFSD_TCP >