[CIFS] move close processing from cifs_close to cifsFileInfo_put

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

diff --git a/fs/cifs/README b/fs/cifs/README
index a7081ee..ee68d10 100644 (file)
--- a/fs/cifs/README
+++ b/fs/cifs/README
@@ -301,6 +301,16 @@ A partial list of the supported mount options follows:
   gid          Set the default gid for inodes (similar to above).
   file_mode     If CIFS Unix extensions are not supported by the server
                this overrides the default mode for file inodes.
+  fsc          Enable local disk caching using FS-Cache (off by default). This
+               option could be useful to improve performance on a slow link,
+               heavily loaded server and/or network where reading from the
+               disk is faster than reading from the server (over the network).
+               This could also impact scalability positively as the
+               number of calls to the server are reduced. However, local
+               caching is not suitable for all workloads for e.g. read-once
+               type workloads. So, you need to consider carefully your
+               workload/scenario before using this option. Currently, local
+               disk caching is functional for CIFS files opened as read-only.
   dir_mode      If CIFS Unix extensions are not supported by the server 
                this overrides the default mode for directory inodes.
   port         attempt to contact the server on this tcp port, before
@@ -517,6 +527,11 @@ A partial list of the supported mount options follows:
                SFU does).  In the future the bottom 9 bits of the
                mode also will be emulated using queries of the security
                descriptor (ACL).
+ mfsymlinks     Enable support for Minshall+French symlinks
+               (see http://wiki.samba.org/index.php/UNIX_Extensions#Minshall.2BFrench_symlinks)
+               This option is ignored when specified together with the
+               'sfu' option. Minshall+French symlinks are used even if
+               the server supports the CIFS Unix Extensions.
  sign           Must use packet signing (helps avoid unwanted data modification
                by intermediate systems in the route).  Note that signing
                does not work with lanman or plaintext authentication.