Commit 36cd95df authored by Miklos Szeredi's avatar Miklos Szeredi

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: default avatarMiklos Szeredi <mszeredi@redhat.com>
parent d1fe96c0
...@@ -24,6 +24,8 @@ config OVERLAY_FS_REDIRECT_DIR ...@@ -24,6 +24,8 @@ config OVERLAY_FS_REDIRECT_DIR
an overlay which has redirects on a kernel that doesn't support this an overlay which has redirects on a kernel that doesn't support this
feature will have unexpected results. feature will have unexpected results.
If unsure, say N.
config OVERLAY_FS_REDIRECT_ALWAYS_FOLLOW config OVERLAY_FS_REDIRECT_ALWAYS_FOLLOW
bool "Overlayfs: follow redirects even if redirects are turned off" bool "Overlayfs: follow redirects even if redirects are turned off"
default y default y
...@@ -32,8 +34,13 @@ config OVERLAY_FS_REDIRECT_ALWAYS_FOLLOW ...@@ -32,8 +34,13 @@ config OVERLAY_FS_REDIRECT_ALWAYS_FOLLOW
Disable this to get a possibly more secure configuration, but that Disable this to get a possibly more secure configuration, but that
might not be backward compatible with previous kernels. 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 For more information, see Documentation/filesystems/overlayfs.txt
If unsure, say Y.
config OVERLAY_FS_INDEX config OVERLAY_FS_INDEX
bool "Overlayfs: turn on inodes index feature by default" bool "Overlayfs: turn on inodes index feature by default"
depends on OVERLAY_FS depends on OVERLAY_FS
...@@ -51,6 +58,8 @@ config OVERLAY_FS_INDEX ...@@ -51,6 +58,8 @@ config OVERLAY_FS_INDEX
That is, mounting an overlay which has an inodes index on a kernel That is, mounting an overlay which has an inodes index on a kernel
that doesn't support this feature will have unexpected results. that doesn't support this feature will have unexpected results.
If unsure, say N.
config OVERLAY_FS_NFS_EXPORT config OVERLAY_FS_NFS_EXPORT
bool "Overlayfs: turn on NFS export feature by default" bool "Overlayfs: turn on NFS export feature by default"
depends on OVERLAY_FS depends on OVERLAY_FS
...@@ -72,3 +81,8 @@ config OVERLAY_FS_NFS_EXPORT ...@@ -72,3 +81,8 @@ config OVERLAY_FS_NFS_EXPORT
Note, that the NFS export feature is not backward compatible. Note, that the NFS export feature is not backward compatible.
That is, mounting an overlay which has a full index on a kernel That is, mounting an overlay which has a full index on a kernel
that doesn't support this feature will have unexpected results. 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.
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