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diff --git a/fs/Kconfig b/fs/Kconfig index 8b18a875867..56c83f40cdb 100644 --- a/fs/Kconfig +++ b/fs/Kconfig @@ -411,7 +411,7 @@ config JFS_STATISTICS to be made available to the user in the /proc/fs/jfs/ directory. config FS_POSIX_ACL -# Posix ACL utility routines (for now, only ext2/ext3/jfs/reiserfs) +# Posix ACL utility routines (for now, only ext2/ext3/jfs/reiserfs/nfs4) # # NOTE: you can implement Posix ACLs without these helpers (XFS does). # Never use this symbol for ifdefs. @@ -1694,75 +1694,80 @@ config NFSD select LOCKD select SUNRPC select EXPORTFS - select NFSD_V2_ACL if NFSD_V3_ACL select NFS_ACL_SUPPORT if NFSD_V2_ACL - select NFSD_TCP if NFSD_V4 - select CRYPTO_MD5 if NFSD_V4 - select CRYPTO if NFSD_V4 - select FS_POSIX_ACL if NFSD_V4 - 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. - - In either case, you will need support software; the respective - locations are given in the file <file:Documentation/Changes> in the - NFS section. - - 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. - - Please read the NFS-HOWTO, available from - <http://www.tldp.org/docs.html#howto>. - - To compile the NFS server support as a module, choose M here: the - module will be called nfsd. If unsure, say N. + help + 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. + + You may choose to use a user-space NFS server instead, in which + case you can choose N here. + + 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. + + 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. + + 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 + select NFSD_V2_ACL 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)" - depends on NFSD && NFSD_V3 && EXPERIMENTAL + bool "NFS server support for NFS version 4 (EXPERIMENTAL)" + depends on NFSD && PROC_FS && EXPERIMENTAL + select NFSD_V3 + select FS_POSIX_ACL 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. - If unsure, say N. + This option enables support in your system's NFS server for + version 4 of the NFS protocol (RFC 3530). -config NFSD_TCP - bool "Provide NFS server over TCP support" - depends on NFSD - default y - help - If you want your NFS server to support TCP connections, say Y here. - TCP connections usually perform better than the default UDP when - the network is lossy or congested. If unsure, say Y. + 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 ROOT_NFS bool "Root file system on NFS" |