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author | James Morris <jmorris@namei.org> | 2008-11-18 18:52:37 +1100 |
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committer | James Morris <jmorris@namei.org> | 2008-11-18 18:52:37 +1100 |
commit | f3a5c547012a09f38f7c27b17a8e3150b69cd259 (patch) | |
tree | 4d1d47382a4a445fc7ef7431bcf5d06b7cca8539 /Documentation/blockdev/nbd.txt | |
parent | e50a906e0200084f04f8f3b7c3a14b0442d1347f (diff) | |
parent | 4e14e833ac3b97a4aa8803eea49f899adc5bb5f4 (diff) |
Merge branch 'master' into next
Conflicts:
fs/cifs/misc.c
Merge to resolve above, per the patch below.
Signed-off-by: James Morris <jmorris@namei.org>
diff --cc fs/cifs/misc.c
index ec36410,addd1dc..0000000
--- a/fs/cifs/misc.c
+++ b/fs/cifs/misc.c
@@@ -347,13 -338,13 +338,13 @@@ header_assemble(struct smb_hdr *buffer
/* BB Add support for establishing new tCon and SMB Session */
/* with userid/password pairs found on the smb session */
/* for other target tcp/ip addresses BB */
- if (current->fsuid != treeCon->ses->linux_uid) {
+ if (current_fsuid() != treeCon->ses->linux_uid) {
cFYI(1, ("Multiuser mode and UID "
"did not match tcon uid"));
- read_lock(&GlobalSMBSeslock);
- list_for_each(temp_item, &GlobalSMBSessionList) {
- ses = list_entry(temp_item, struct cifsSesInfo, cifsSessionList);
+ read_lock(&cifs_tcp_ses_lock);
+ list_for_each(temp_item, &treeCon->ses->server->smb_ses_list) {
+ ses = list_entry(temp_item, struct cifsSesInfo, smb_ses_list);
- if (ses->linux_uid == current->fsuid) {
+ if (ses->linux_uid == current_fsuid()) {
if (ses->server == treeCon->ses->server) {
cFYI(1, ("found matching uid substitute right smb_uid"));
buffer->Uid = ses->Suid;
Diffstat (limited to 'Documentation/blockdev/nbd.txt')
-rw-r--r-- | Documentation/blockdev/nbd.txt | 47 |
1 files changed, 47 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/Documentation/blockdev/nbd.txt b/Documentation/blockdev/nbd.txt new file mode 100644 index 00000000000..aeb93ffe641 --- /dev/null +++ b/Documentation/blockdev/nbd.txt @@ -0,0 +1,47 @@ + Network Block Device (TCP version) + + What is it: With this compiled in the kernel (or as a module), Linux + can use a remote server as one of its block devices. So every time + the client computer wants to read, e.g., /dev/nb0, it sends a + request over TCP to the server, which will reply with the data read. + This can be used for stations with low disk space (or even diskless - + if you boot from floppy) to borrow disk space from another computer. + Unlike NFS, it is possible to put any filesystem on it, etc. It should + even be possible to use NBD as a root filesystem (I've never tried), + but it requires a user-level program to be in the initrd to start. + It also allows you to run block-device in user land (making server + and client physically the same computer, communicating using loopback). + + Current state: It currently works. Network block device is stable. + I originally thought that it was impossible to swap over TCP. It + turned out not to be true - swapping over TCP now works and seems + to be deadlock-free, but it requires heavy patches into Linux's + network layer. + + For more information, or to download the nbd-client and nbd-server + tools, go to http://nbd.sf.net/. + + Howto: To setup nbd, you can simply do the following: + + First, serve a device or file from a remote server: + + nbd-server <port-number> <device-or-file-to-serve-to-client> + + e.g., + root@server1 # nbd-server 1234 /dev/sdb1 + + (serves sdb1 partition on TCP port 1234) + + Then, on the local (client) system: + + nbd-client <server-name-or-IP> <server-port-number> /dev/nb[0-n] + + e.g., + root@client1 # nbd-client server1 1234 /dev/nb0 + + (creates the nb0 device on client1) + + The nbd kernel module need only be installed on the client + system, as the nbd-server is completely in userspace. In fact, + the nbd-server has been successfully ported to other operating + systems, including Windows. |