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diff --git a/fs/fscache/Kconfig b/fs/fscache/Kconfig new file mode 100644 index 00000000000..9bbb8ce7bea --- /dev/null +++ b/fs/fscache/Kconfig @@ -0,0 +1,56 @@ + +config FSCACHE + tristate "General filesystem local caching manager" + depends on EXPERIMENTAL + select SLOW_WORK + help + This option enables a generic filesystem caching manager that can be + used by various network and other filesystems to cache data locally. + Different sorts of caches can be plugged in, depending on the + resources available. + + See Documentation/filesystems/caching/fscache.txt for more information. + +config FSCACHE_STATS + bool "Gather statistical information on local caching" + depends on FSCACHE && PROC_FS + help + This option causes statistical information to be gathered on local + caching and exported through file: + + /proc/fs/fscache/stats + + The gathering of statistics adds a certain amount of overhead to + execution as there are a quite a few stats gathered, and on a + multi-CPU system these may be on cachelines that keep bouncing + between CPUs. On the other hand, the stats are very useful for + debugging purposes. Saying 'Y' here is recommended. + + See Documentation/filesystems/caching/fscache.txt for more information. + +config FSCACHE_HISTOGRAM + bool "Gather latency information on local caching" + depends on FSCACHE && PROC_FS + help + This option causes latency information to be gathered on local + caching and exported through file: + + /proc/fs/fscache/histogram + + The generation of this histogram adds a certain amount of overhead to + execution as there are a number of points at which data is gathered, + and on a multi-CPU system these may be on cachelines that keep + bouncing between CPUs. On the other hand, the histogram may be + useful for debugging purposes. Saying 'N' here is recommended. + + See Documentation/filesystems/caching/fscache.txt for more information. + +config FSCACHE_DEBUG + bool "Debug FS-Cache" + depends on FSCACHE + help + This permits debugging to be dynamically enabled in the local caching + management module. If this is set, the debugging output may be + enabled by setting bits in /sys/modules/fscache/parameter/debug. + + See Documentation/filesystems/caching/fscache.txt for more information. |