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@@ -4,33 +4,33 @@ config GFS2_FS
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select FS_POSIX_ACL
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select CRC32
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help
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- A cluster filesystem.
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+ A cluster filesystem.
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- Allows a cluster of computers to simultaneously use a block device
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- that is shared between them (with FC, iSCSI, NBD, etc...). GFS reads
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- and writes to the block device like a local filesystem, but also uses
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- a lock module to allow the computers coordinate their I/O so
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- filesystem consistency is maintained. One of the nifty features of
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- GFS is perfect consistency -- changes made to the filesystem on one
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- machine show up immediately on all other machines in the cluster.
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+ Allows a cluster of computers to simultaneously use a block device
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+ that is shared between them (with FC, iSCSI, NBD, etc...). GFS reads
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+ and writes to the block device like a local filesystem, but also uses
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+ a lock module to allow the computers coordinate their I/O so
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+ filesystem consistency is maintained. One of the nifty features of
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+ GFS is perfect consistency -- changes made to the filesystem on one
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+ machine show up immediately on all other machines in the cluster.
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- To use the GFS2 filesystem, you will need to enable one or more of
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- the below locking modules. Documentation and utilities for GFS2 can
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- be found here: http://sources.redhat.com/cluster
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+ To use the GFS2 filesystem, you will need to enable one or more of
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+ the below locking modules. Documentation and utilities for GFS2 can
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+ be found here: http://sources.redhat.com/cluster
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config GFS2_FS_LOCKING_NOLOCK
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tristate "GFS2 \"nolock\" locking module"
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depends on GFS2_FS
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help
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- Single node locking module for GFS2.
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+ Single node locking module for GFS2.
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- Use this module if you want to use GFS2 on a single node without
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- its clustering features. You can still take advantage of the
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- large file support, and upgrade to running a full cluster later on
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- if required.
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+ Use this module if you want to use GFS2 on a single node without
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+ its clustering features. You can still take advantage of the
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+ large file support, and upgrade to running a full cluster later on
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+ if required.
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- If you will only be using GFS2 in cluster mode, you do not need this
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- module.
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+ If you will only be using GFS2 in cluster mode, you do not need this
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+ module.
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config GFS2_FS_LOCKING_DLM
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tristate "GFS2 DLM locking module"
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@@ -39,9 +39,8 @@ config GFS2_FS_LOCKING_DLM
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select CONFIGFS_FS
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select DLM
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help
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- Multiple node locking module for GFS2
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-
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- Most users of GFS2 will require this module. It provides the locking
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- interface between GFS2 and the DLM, which is required to use GFS2
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- in a cluster environment.
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+ Multiple node locking module for GFS2
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+ Most users of GFS2 will require this module. It provides the locking
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+ interface between GFS2 and the DLM, which is required to use GFS2
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+ in a cluster environment.
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