From: Chuck Lever <chuck.lever@oracle.com>
To: steved@redhat.com
Cc: linux-nfs@vger.kernel.org
Subject: [PATCH] nfs(5): Document the "migration" mount option
Date: Thu, 14 Nov 2013 11:35:53 -0500 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20131114163552.19821.30799.stgit@manray.1015granger.net> (raw)
Support for NFSv4 migration was merged in 3.13.
Signed-off-by: Chuck Lever <chuck.lever@oracle.com>
---
utils/mount/nfs.man | 20 ++++++++++++++++++++
1 file changed, 20 insertions(+)
diff --git a/utils/mount/nfs.man b/utils/mount/nfs.man
index 2a42b93..8535aec 100644
--- a/utils/mount/nfs.man
+++ b/utils/mount/nfs.man
@@ -855,6 +855,26 @@ In the presence of multiple client network interfaces,
special routing policies,
or atypical network topologies,
the exact address to use for callbacks may be nontrivial to determine.
+.TP 1.5i
+.BR migration " / " nomigration
+Selects whether the client uses an identification string that is compatible
+with NFSv4 Transparent State Migration (TSM).
+If the mounted server supports NFSv4 migration with TSM, specify the
+.B migration
+option.
+.IP
+Some server features misbehave in the face of a migration-compatible
+identification string.
+The
+.B nomigration
+option retains the use of a traditional client indentification string
+which is compatible with legacy NFS servers.
+This is also the behavior if neither option is specified.
+A client's open and lock state cannot be migrated transparently
+when it identifies itself via a traditional identification string.
+.IP
+This mount option has no effect with NFSv4 minor versions newer than zero,
+which always use TSM-compatible client identification strings.
.SH nfs4 FILE SYSTEM TYPE
The
.BR nfs4
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2013-11-14 16:35 Chuck Lever [this message]
2013-11-20 21:23 ` [PATCH] nfs(5): Document the "migration" mount option Steve Dickson
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2013-09-10 19:28 Chuck Lever
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2013-09-10 19:26 Chuck Lever
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