mirror of
https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git
synced 2026-05-10 06:49:29 -04:00
2097154a10
Right now we determine if filesystem support vfs idmappings or not basing
on the FS_ALLOW_IDMAP flag presence. This "static" way works perfecly well
for local filesystems like ext4, xfs, btrfs, etc. But for network-like
filesystems like fuse, cephfs this approach is not ideal, because sometimes
proper support of vfs idmaps requires some extensions for the on-wire
protocol, which implies that changes have to be made not only in the Linux
kernel code but also in the 3rd party components like libfuse, cephfs MDS
server and so on.
We have seen that issue during our work on cephfs idmapped mounts [1] with
Christian, but right now I'm working on the idmapped mounts support for
fuse/virtiofs and I think that it is a right time for this extension.
[1] 5ccd8530dd ("ceph: handle idmapped mounts in create_request_message()")
Suggested-by: Christian Brauner <brauner@kernel.org>
Signed-off-by: Alexander Mikhalitsyn <aleksandr.mikhalitsyn@canonical.com>
Reviewed-by: Christian Brauner <brauner@kernel.org>
Signed-off-by: Miklos Szeredi <mszeredi@redhat.com>
Linux kernel
============
There are several guides for kernel developers and users. These guides can
be rendered in a number of formats, like HTML and PDF. Please read
Documentation/admin-guide/README.rst first.
In order to build the documentation, use ``make htmldocs`` or
``make pdfdocs``. The formatted documentation can also be read online at:
https://www.kernel.org/doc/html/latest/
There are various text files in the Documentation/ subdirectory,
several of them using the reStructuredText markup notation.
Please read the Documentation/process/changes.rst file, as it contains the
requirements for building and running the kernel, and information about
the problems which may result by upgrading your kernel.