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