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linux-next/fs/overlayfs/Kconfig
Miklos Szeredi 36cd95dfa1 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>
2018-03-07 11:47:15 +01:00

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config OVERLAY_FS
tristate "Overlay filesystem support"
select EXPORTFS
help
An overlay filesystem combines two filesystems - an 'upper' filesystem
and a 'lower' filesystem. When a name exists in both filesystems, the
object in the 'upper' filesystem is visible while the object in the
'lower' filesystem is either hidden or, in the case of directories,
merged with the 'upper' object.
For more information see Documentation/filesystems/overlayfs.txt
config OVERLAY_FS_REDIRECT_DIR
bool "Overlayfs: turn on redirect dir feature by default"
depends on OVERLAY_FS
help
If this config option is enabled then overlay filesystems will use
redirects when renaming directories by default. In this case it is
still possible to turn off redirects globally with the
"redirect_dir=off" module option or on a filesystem instance basis
with the "redirect_dir=off" mount option.
Note, that redirects are not backward compatible. That is, mounting
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
depends on OVERLAY_FS
help
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
help
If this config option is enabled then overlay filesystems will use
the inodes index dir to map lower inodes to upper inodes by default.
In this case it is still possible to turn off index globally with the
"index=off" module option or on a filesystem instance basis with the
"index=off" mount option.
The inodes index feature prevents breaking of lower hardlinks on copy
up.
Note, that the inodes index feature is not backward compatible.
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
depends on OVERLAY_FS_INDEX
help
If this config option is enabled then overlay filesystems will use
the inodes index dir to decode overlay NFS file handles by default.
In this case, it is still possible to turn off NFS export support
globally with the "nfs_export=off" module option or on a filesystem
instance basis with the "nfs_export=off" mount option.
The NFS export feature creates an index on copy up of every file and
directory. This full index is used to detect overlay filesystems
inconsistencies on lookup, like redirect from multiple upper dirs to
the same lower dir. The full index may incur some overhead on mount
time, especially when verifying that directory file handles are not
stale.
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.