Precise 3.2 fscache

[Stephan Seitz]

Am Mittwoch, den 27.06.2012, 08:04 -0600 schrieb Tim Gardner:


On 06/26/2012 05:16 AM, Stephan Seitz wrote:
> Hi there,
>
> please apologize if this list is the wrong place for my request.
>
> Precise's linux-image-virtual aka linux-image-3.2.0-25-virtual has
> CONFIG_FSCACHE=m and CONFIG_CACHEFILES=m
> Due to CONFIG_NFS_FSCACHE=y it's usable on NFS mounts.
> Is there a reason for not setting CONFIG_CIFS_FSCACHE ?
> I'ld really like to get the benefits of fscache on CIFS mounts by using
> ubuntu's mainline kernel.
> So, I'ld like to ask if it would be possible to alter the build
> configuration to CONFIG_CIFS_FSCACHE=y ?
>

CONFIG_CIFS_FSCACHE depends on EXPERIMENTAL. Our default policy is to
_not_ enable experimental features unless we've determined prior to
release that its a beneficial feature and relatively mature.

rtg


Ok. This sounds reasonable.
Thanks for your response.

cheers,

Stephan
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