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diff --git a/fs/gfs2/Kconfig b/fs/gfs2/Kconfig index 6a2ffa2db14..de8e64c03f7 100644 --- a/fs/gfs2/Kconfig +++ b/fs/gfs2/Kconfig @@ -4,44 +4,43 @@ config GFS2_FS select FS_POSIX_ACL select CRC32 help - A cluster filesystem. + A cluster filesystem. - Allows a cluster of computers to simultaneously use a block device - that is shared between them (with FC, iSCSI, NBD, etc...). GFS reads - and writes to the block device like a local filesystem, but also uses - a lock module to allow the computers coordinate their I/O so - filesystem consistency is maintained. One of the nifty features of - GFS is perfect consistency -- changes made to the filesystem on one - machine show up immediately on all other machines in the cluster. + Allows a cluster of computers to simultaneously use a block device + that is shared between them (with FC, iSCSI, NBD, etc...). GFS reads + and writes to the block device like a local filesystem, but also uses + a lock module to allow the computers coordinate their I/O so + filesystem consistency is maintained. One of the nifty features of + GFS is perfect consistency -- changes made to the filesystem on one + machine show up immediately on all other machines in the cluster. - To use the GFS2 filesystem, you will need to enable one or more of - the below locking modules. Documentation and utilities for GFS2 can - be found here: http://sources.redhat.com/cluster + To use the GFS2 filesystem, you will need to enable one or more of + the below locking modules. Documentation and utilities for GFS2 can + be found here: http://sources.redhat.com/cluster config GFS2_FS_LOCKING_NOLOCK tristate "GFS2 \"nolock\" locking module" depends on GFS2_FS help - Single node locking module for GFS2. + Single node locking module for GFS2. - Use this module if you want to use GFS2 on a single node without - its clustering features. You can still take advantage of the - large file support, and upgrade to running a full cluster later on - if required. + Use this module if you want to use GFS2 on a single node without + its clustering features. You can still take advantage of the + large file support, and upgrade to running a full cluster later on + if required. - If you will only be using GFS2 in cluster mode, you do not need this - module. + If you will only be using GFS2 in cluster mode, you do not need this + module. config GFS2_FS_LOCKING_DLM tristate "GFS2 DLM locking module" - depends on GFS2_FS && NET && INET && (IPV6 || IPV6=n) + depends on GFS2_FS && SYSFS && NET && INET && (IPV6 || IPV6=n) select IP_SCTP if DLM_SCTP select CONFIGFS_FS select DLM help - Multiple node locking module for GFS2 - - Most users of GFS2 will require this module. It provides the locking - interface between GFS2 and the DLM, which is required to use GFS2 - in a cluster environment. + Multiple node locking module for GFS2 + Most users of GFS2 will require this module. It provides the locking + interface between GFS2 and the DLM, which is required to use GFS2 + in a cluster environment. |