From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1751454AbXARVVR (ORCPT ); Thu, 18 Jan 2007 16:21:17 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S1751453AbXARVVR (ORCPT ); Thu, 18 Jan 2007 16:21:17 -0500 Received: from e33.co.us.ibm.com ([32.97.110.151]:45726 "EHLO e33.co.us.ibm.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1751454AbXARVVQ (ORCPT ); Thu, 18 Jan 2007 16:21:16 -0500 From: Eric Van Hensbergen To: akpm@osdl.org Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, v9fs-developer@lists.sourceforge.net, Eric Van Hensbergen Subject: [PATCH] 9p: update documentation regarding server applications Date: Thu, 18 Jan 2007 15:18:19 -0600 Message-Id: <11691550991231-git-send-email-ericvh@gmail.com> X-Mailer: git-send-email 1.5.0.rc1.gdf1b-dirty Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Update the documentation to cover using Inferno as a server for 9p and to include information about spfs (a stable single-threaded stand-alone 9p server). Signed-off-by: Eric Van Hensbergen --- Documentation/filesystems/9p.txt | 20 +++++++++++++++++--- 1 files changed, 17 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) diff --git a/Documentation/filesystems/9p.txt b/Documentation/filesystems/9p.txt index 43b89c2..be45fe3 100644 --- a/Documentation/filesystems/9p.txt +++ b/Documentation/filesystems/9p.txt @@ -73,8 +73,22 @@ OPTIONS RESOURCES ========= -The Linux version of the 9p server is now maintained under the npfs project -on sourceforge (http://sourceforge.net/projects/npfs). +Our current recommendation is to use Inferno (http://www.vitanuova.com/inferno) +as the 9p server. You can start a 9p server under Inferno by issuing the +following command: + ; styxlisten -A tcp!*!564 export '#U*' + +The -A specifies an unauthenticated export. The 564 is the port # (you may +have to choose a higher port number if running as a normal user). The '#U*' +specifies exporting the root of the Linux name space. You may specify a +subset of the namespace by extending the path: '#U*'/tmp would just export +/tmp. For more information, see the Inferno manual pages covering styxlisten +and export. + +A Linux version of the 9p server is now maintained under the npfs project +on sourceforge (http://sourceforge.net/projects/npfs). There is also a +more stable single-threaded version of the server (named spfs) available from +the same CVS repository. There are user and developer mailing lists available through the v9fs project on sourceforge (http://sourceforge.net/projects/v9fs). @@ -96,5 +110,5 @@ STATUS The 2.6 kernel support is working on PPC and x86. -PLEASE USE THE SOURCEFORGE BUG-TRACKER TO REPORT PROBLEMS. +PLEASE USE THE KERNEL BUGZILLA TO REPORT PROBLEMS. (http://bugzilla.kernel.org) -- 1.5.0.rc1.gdf1b-dirty