Merge branches 'x86-alternatives-for-linus', 'x86-fpu-for-linus', 'x86-hwmon-for...

[pandora-kernel.git] / fs / cifs / README

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@@ -337,6 +337,15 @@ A partial list of the supported mount options follows:
   wsize                default write size (default 57344)
                maximum wsize currently allowed by CIFS is 57344 (fourteen
                4096 byte pages)
+  actimeo=n    attribute cache timeout in seconds (default 1 second).
+               After this timeout, the cifs client requests fresh attribute
+               information from the server. This option allows to tune the
+               attribute cache timeout to suit the workload needs. Shorter
+               timeouts mean better the cache coherency, but increased number
+               of calls to the server. Longer timeouts mean reduced number
+               of calls to the server at the expense of less stricter cache
+               coherency checks (i.e. incorrect attribute cache for a short
+               period of time).
   rw           mount the network share read-write (note that the
                server may still consider the share read-only)
   ro           mount network share read-only