[nfs-utils PATCH 2/3] nfs(5): Document the write=lazy|eager|wait mount option.
From: Scott Mayhew <hidden>
Date: 2023-06-01 19:47:04
Subsystem:
the rest · Maintainer:
Linus Torvalds
Signed-off-by: Scott Mayhew <redacted> --- utils/mount/nfs.man | 22 ++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 22 insertions(+)
diff --git a/utils/mount/nfs.man b/utils/mount/nfs.man
index 3cef2e23..2ed898f8 100644
--- a/utils/mount/nfs.man
+++ b/utils/mount/nfs.man@@ -614,6 +614,28 @@ option is not specified, the default behavior depends on the kernel, but is usually equivalent to .BR "xprtsec=none" . +.TP 1.5i +.BI write= behavior +Controls how the NFS client handles the +.BR write (2) +system call. +.I behavior +can be one of +.BR lazy , +.BR eager , +or +.BR wait . +If +.B lazy +(the default) is specified, then the NFS client delays sending application +writes to the NFS server as described in the DATA AND METADATA COHERENCE +section. If +.B eager +is specified, then the NFS client sends off the write immediately as an +unstable WRITE to the NFS server. If +.B wait +is specified, then the NFS client sends off the write immediately as an +unstable WRITE to the NFS server and then waits for the reply. .SS "Options for NFS versions 2 and 3 only" Use these options, along with the options in the above subsection, for NFS versions 2 and 3 only.
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