^8f3ce5b39 (kx 2023-10-28 12:00:06 +0300 1) # SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only
^8f3ce5b39 (kx 2023-10-28 12:00:06 +0300 2) config REISERFS_FS
^8f3ce5b39 (kx 2023-10-28 12:00:06 +0300 3) tristate "Reiserfs support"
^8f3ce5b39 (kx 2023-10-28 12:00:06 +0300 4) select CRC32
^8f3ce5b39 (kx 2023-10-28 12:00:06 +0300 5) help
^8f3ce5b39 (kx 2023-10-28 12:00:06 +0300 6) Stores not just filenames but the files themselves in a balanced
^8f3ce5b39 (kx 2023-10-28 12:00:06 +0300 7) tree. Uses journalling.
^8f3ce5b39 (kx 2023-10-28 12:00:06 +0300 8)
^8f3ce5b39 (kx 2023-10-28 12:00:06 +0300 9) Balanced trees are more efficient than traditional file system
^8f3ce5b39 (kx 2023-10-28 12:00:06 +0300 10) architectural foundations.
^8f3ce5b39 (kx 2023-10-28 12:00:06 +0300 11)
^8f3ce5b39 (kx 2023-10-28 12:00:06 +0300 12) In general, ReiserFS is as fast as ext2, but is very efficient with
^8f3ce5b39 (kx 2023-10-28 12:00:06 +0300 13) large directories and small files. Additional patches are needed
^8f3ce5b39 (kx 2023-10-28 12:00:06 +0300 14) for NFS and quotas, please see
^8f3ce5b39 (kx 2023-10-28 12:00:06 +0300 15) <https://reiser4.wiki.kernel.org/index.php/Main_Page> for links.
^8f3ce5b39 (kx 2023-10-28 12:00:06 +0300 16)
^8f3ce5b39 (kx 2023-10-28 12:00:06 +0300 17) It is more easily extended to have features currently found in
^8f3ce5b39 (kx 2023-10-28 12:00:06 +0300 18) database and keyword search systems than block allocation based file
^8f3ce5b39 (kx 2023-10-28 12:00:06 +0300 19) systems are. The next version will be so extended, and will support
^8f3ce5b39 (kx 2023-10-28 12:00:06 +0300 20) plugins consistent with our motto ``It takes more than a license to
^8f3ce5b39 (kx 2023-10-28 12:00:06 +0300 21) make source code open.''
^8f3ce5b39 (kx 2023-10-28 12:00:06 +0300 22)
^8f3ce5b39 (kx 2023-10-28 12:00:06 +0300 23) Read <https://reiser4.wiki.kernel.org/index.php/Main_Page>
^8f3ce5b39 (kx 2023-10-28 12:00:06 +0300 24) to learn more about reiserfs.
^8f3ce5b39 (kx 2023-10-28 12:00:06 +0300 25)
^8f3ce5b39 (kx 2023-10-28 12:00:06 +0300 26) Sponsored by Threshold Networks, Emusic.com, and Bigstorage.com.
^8f3ce5b39 (kx 2023-10-28 12:00:06 +0300 27)
^8f3ce5b39 (kx 2023-10-28 12:00:06 +0300 28) If you like it, you can pay us to add new features to it that you
^8f3ce5b39 (kx 2023-10-28 12:00:06 +0300 29) need, buy a support contract, or pay us to port it to another OS.
^8f3ce5b39 (kx 2023-10-28 12:00:06 +0300 30)
^8f3ce5b39 (kx 2023-10-28 12:00:06 +0300 31) config REISERFS_CHECK
^8f3ce5b39 (kx 2023-10-28 12:00:06 +0300 32) bool "Enable reiserfs debug mode"
^8f3ce5b39 (kx 2023-10-28 12:00:06 +0300 33) depends on REISERFS_FS
^8f3ce5b39 (kx 2023-10-28 12:00:06 +0300 34) help
^8f3ce5b39 (kx 2023-10-28 12:00:06 +0300 35) If you set this to Y, then ReiserFS will perform every check it can
^8f3ce5b39 (kx 2023-10-28 12:00:06 +0300 36) possibly imagine of its internal consistency throughout its
^8f3ce5b39 (kx 2023-10-28 12:00:06 +0300 37) operation. It will also go substantially slower. More than once we
^8f3ce5b39 (kx 2023-10-28 12:00:06 +0300 38) have forgotten that this was on, and then gone despondent over the
^8f3ce5b39 (kx 2023-10-28 12:00:06 +0300 39) latest benchmarks.:-) Use of this option allows our team to go all
^8f3ce5b39 (kx 2023-10-28 12:00:06 +0300 40) out in checking for consistency when debugging without fear of its
^8f3ce5b39 (kx 2023-10-28 12:00:06 +0300 41) effect on end users. If you are on the verge of sending in a bug
^8f3ce5b39 (kx 2023-10-28 12:00:06 +0300 42) report, say Y and you might get a useful error message. Almost
^8f3ce5b39 (kx 2023-10-28 12:00:06 +0300 43) everyone should say N.
^8f3ce5b39 (kx 2023-10-28 12:00:06 +0300 44)
^8f3ce5b39 (kx 2023-10-28 12:00:06 +0300 45) config REISERFS_PROC_INFO
^8f3ce5b39 (kx 2023-10-28 12:00:06 +0300 46) bool "Stats in /proc/fs/reiserfs"
^8f3ce5b39 (kx 2023-10-28 12:00:06 +0300 47) depends on REISERFS_FS && PROC_FS
^8f3ce5b39 (kx 2023-10-28 12:00:06 +0300 48) help
^8f3ce5b39 (kx 2023-10-28 12:00:06 +0300 49) Create under /proc/fs/reiserfs a hierarchy of files, displaying
^8f3ce5b39 (kx 2023-10-28 12:00:06 +0300 50) various ReiserFS statistics and internal data at the expense of
^8f3ce5b39 (kx 2023-10-28 12:00:06 +0300 51) making your kernel or module slightly larger (+8 KB). This also
^8f3ce5b39 (kx 2023-10-28 12:00:06 +0300 52) increases the amount of kernel memory required for each mount.
^8f3ce5b39 (kx 2023-10-28 12:00:06 +0300 53) Almost everyone but ReiserFS developers and people fine-tuning
^8f3ce5b39 (kx 2023-10-28 12:00:06 +0300 54) reiserfs or tracing problems should say N.
^8f3ce5b39 (kx 2023-10-28 12:00:06 +0300 55)
^8f3ce5b39 (kx 2023-10-28 12:00:06 +0300 56) config REISERFS_FS_XATTR
^8f3ce5b39 (kx 2023-10-28 12:00:06 +0300 57) bool "ReiserFS extended attributes"
^8f3ce5b39 (kx 2023-10-28 12:00:06 +0300 58) depends on REISERFS_FS
^8f3ce5b39 (kx 2023-10-28 12:00:06 +0300 59) help
^8f3ce5b39 (kx 2023-10-28 12:00:06 +0300 60) Extended attributes are name:value pairs associated with inodes by
^8f3ce5b39 (kx 2023-10-28 12:00:06 +0300 61) the kernel or by users (see the attr(5) manual page for details).
^8f3ce5b39 (kx 2023-10-28 12:00:06 +0300 62)
^8f3ce5b39 (kx 2023-10-28 12:00:06 +0300 63) If unsure, say N.
^8f3ce5b39 (kx 2023-10-28 12:00:06 +0300 64)
^8f3ce5b39 (kx 2023-10-28 12:00:06 +0300 65) config REISERFS_FS_POSIX_ACL
^8f3ce5b39 (kx 2023-10-28 12:00:06 +0300 66) bool "ReiserFS POSIX Access Control Lists"
^8f3ce5b39 (kx 2023-10-28 12:00:06 +0300 67) depends on REISERFS_FS_XATTR
^8f3ce5b39 (kx 2023-10-28 12:00:06 +0300 68) select FS_POSIX_ACL
^8f3ce5b39 (kx 2023-10-28 12:00:06 +0300 69) help
^8f3ce5b39 (kx 2023-10-28 12:00:06 +0300 70) Posix Access Control Lists (ACLs) support permissions for users and
^8f3ce5b39 (kx 2023-10-28 12:00:06 +0300 71) groups beyond the owner/group/world scheme.
^8f3ce5b39 (kx 2023-10-28 12:00:06 +0300 72)
^8f3ce5b39 (kx 2023-10-28 12:00:06 +0300 73) If you don't know what Access Control Lists are, say N
^8f3ce5b39 (kx 2023-10-28 12:00:06 +0300 74)
^8f3ce5b39 (kx 2023-10-28 12:00:06 +0300 75) config REISERFS_FS_SECURITY
^8f3ce5b39 (kx 2023-10-28 12:00:06 +0300 76) bool "ReiserFS Security Labels"
^8f3ce5b39 (kx 2023-10-28 12:00:06 +0300 77) depends on REISERFS_FS_XATTR
^8f3ce5b39 (kx 2023-10-28 12:00:06 +0300 78) help
^8f3ce5b39 (kx 2023-10-28 12:00:06 +0300 79) Security labels support alternative access control models
^8f3ce5b39 (kx 2023-10-28 12:00:06 +0300 80) implemented by security modules like SELinux. This option
^8f3ce5b39 (kx 2023-10-28 12:00:06 +0300 81) enables an extended attribute handler for file security
^8f3ce5b39 (kx 2023-10-28 12:00:06 +0300 82) labels in the ReiserFS filesystem.
^8f3ce5b39 (kx 2023-10-28 12:00:06 +0300 83)
^8f3ce5b39 (kx 2023-10-28 12:00:06 +0300 84) If you are not using a security module that requires using
^8f3ce5b39 (kx 2023-10-28 12:00:06 +0300 85) extended attributes for file security labels, say N.
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