From: Steve French <stfrench@microsoft.com>
Date: Mon, 24 Dec 2018 01:05:22 -0600
Subject: [PATCH] cifs: Minor Kconfig clarification
Git-commit: 14e92c5dc7a1a1d4a82fb7142b5642837fef962a
Patch-mainline: v5.0-rc1
References: bsc#1144333
Clarify the use of the CONFIG_DFS_UPCALL for DNS name resolution
when server ip addresses change (e.g. on long running mounts)
Signed-off-by: Steve French <stfrench@microsoft.com>
Acked-by: Aurelien Aptel <aaptel@suse.com>
---
fs/cifs/Kconfig | 5 +++--
1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
diff --git a/fs/cifs/Kconfig b/fs/cifs/Kconfig
index 85dadb93c992..f1ddc9d03c10 100644
--- a/fs/cifs/Kconfig
+++ b/fs/cifs/Kconfig
@@ -190,8 +190,9 @@ config CIFS_DFS_UPCALL
moves to a different server. This feature also enables
an upcall mechanism for CIFS which contacts userspace helper
utilities to provide server name resolution (host names to
- IP addresses) which is needed for implicit mounts of DFS junction
- points. If unsure, say Y.
+ IP addresses) which is needed in order to reconnect to
+ servers if their addresses change or for implicit mounts of
+ DFS junction points. If unsure, say Y.
config CIFS_NFSD_EXPORT
bool "Allow nfsd to export CIFS file system"
--
2.16.4