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diff --git a/fs/Kconfig b/fs/Kconfig index d7312825592b..55c1a0374e13 100644 --- a/fs/Kconfig +++ b/fs/Kconfig @@ -1637,30 +1637,6 @@ config NFS_V4 If unsure, say N. -config NFS_DIRECTIO - bool "Allow direct I/O on NFS files" - depends on NFS_FS - help - This option enables applications to perform uncached I/O on files - in NFS file systems using the O_DIRECT open() flag. When O_DIRECT - is set for a file, its data is not cached in the system's page - cache. Data is moved to and from user-level application buffers - directly. Unlike local disk-based file systems, NFS O_DIRECT has - no alignment restrictions. - - Unless your program is designed to use O_DIRECT properly, you are - much better off allowing the NFS client to manage data caching for - you. Misusing O_DIRECT can cause poor server performance or network - storms. This kernel build option defaults OFF to avoid exposing - system administrators unwittingly to a potentially hazardous - feature. - - For more details on NFS O_DIRECT, see fs/nfs/direct.c. - - If unsure, say N. This reduces the size of the NFS client, and - causes open() to return EINVAL if a file residing in NFS is - opened with the O_DIRECT flag. - config NFSD tristate "NFS server support" depends on INET |
