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authorMiklos Szeredi <mszeredi@redhat.com>2018-03-07 11:47:15 +0100
committerMiklos Szeredi <mszeredi@redhat.com>2018-03-07 11:47:15 +0100
commit36cd95dfa1ed76b59e2dcaafaa89c5479cec32b5 (patch)
treefde0dc62af01fa1357cf42caf11d601bd671b1a5 /fs/overlayfs
parentd1fe96c0e4de78ba0cd336ea3df3b850d06b9b9a (diff)
downloadlinux-36cd95dfa1ed76b59e2dcaafaa89c5479cec32b5.tar.bz2
ovl: update Kconfig texts
Add some hints about overlayfs kernel config options. Enabling NFS export by default is especially recommended against, as it incurs a performance penalty even if the filesystem is not actually exported. Signed-off-by: Miklos Szeredi <mszeredi@redhat.com>
Diffstat (limited to 'fs/overlayfs')
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1 files changed, 14 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/fs/overlayfs/Kconfig b/fs/overlayfs/Kconfig
index 406e72de88f6..ce6ff5a0a6e4 100644
--- a/fs/overlayfs/Kconfig
+++ b/fs/overlayfs/Kconfig
@@ -24,6 +24,8 @@ config OVERLAY_FS_REDIRECT_DIR
an overlay which has redirects on a kernel that doesn't support this
feature will have unexpected results.
+ If unsure, say N.
+
config OVERLAY_FS_REDIRECT_ALWAYS_FOLLOW
bool "Overlayfs: follow redirects even if redirects are turned off"
default y
@@ -32,8 +34,13 @@ config OVERLAY_FS_REDIRECT_ALWAYS_FOLLOW
Disable this to get a possibly more secure configuration, but that
might not be backward compatible with previous kernels.
+ If backward compatibility is not an issue, then it is safe and
+ recommended to say N here.
+
For more information, see Documentation/filesystems/overlayfs.txt
+ If unsure, say Y.
+
config OVERLAY_FS_INDEX
bool "Overlayfs: turn on inodes index feature by default"
depends on OVERLAY_FS
@@ -51,6 +58,8 @@ config OVERLAY_FS_INDEX
That is, mounting an overlay which has an inodes index on a kernel
that doesn't support this feature will have unexpected results.
+ If unsure, say N.
+
config OVERLAY_FS_NFS_EXPORT
bool "Overlayfs: turn on NFS export feature by default"
depends on OVERLAY_FS
@@ -72,3 +81,8 @@ config OVERLAY_FS_NFS_EXPORT
Note, that the NFS export feature is not backward compatible.
That is, mounting an overlay which has a full index on a kernel
that doesn't support this feature will have unexpected results.
+
+ Most users should say N here and enable this feature on a case-by-
+ case basis with the "nfs_export=on" mount option.
+
+ Say N unless you fully understand the consequences.