@@ -443,6 +443,11 @@ A partial list of the supported mount options follows:
if oplock (caching token) is granted and held. Note that
direct allows write operations larger than page size
to be sent to the server.
+ strictcache Use for switching on strict cache mode. In this mode the
+ client read from the cache all the time it has Oplock Level II,
+ otherwise - read from the server. All written data are stored
+ in the cache, but if the client doesn't have Exclusive Oplock,
+ it writes the data to the server.
acl Allow setfacl and getfacl to manage posix ACLs if server
supports them. (default)
noacl Do not allow setfacl and getfacl calls on this mount
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@
#define CIFS_MOUNT_FSCACHE 0x8000 /* local caching enabled */
#define CIFS_MOUNT_MF_SYMLINKS 0x10000 /* Minshall+French Symlinks enabled */
#define CIFS_MOUNT_MULTIUSER 0x20000 /* multiuser mount */
+#define CIFS_MOUNT_STRICT_IO 0x40000 /* strict cache behavior */
struct cifs_sb_info {
struct radix_tree_root tlink_tree;
@@ -84,6 +84,7 @@ struct smb_vol {
bool no_xattr:1; /* set if xattr (EA) support should be disabled*/
bool server_ino:1; /* use inode numbers from server ie UniqueId */
bool direct_io:1;
+ bool strict_io:1; /* strict cache behavior */
bool remap:1; /* set to remap seven reserved chars in filenames */
bool posix_paths:1; /* unset to not ask for posix pathnames. */
bool no_linux_ext:1;
@@ -1343,6 +1344,8 @@ cifs_parse_mount_options(char *options, const
char *devname,
vol->direct_io = 1;
} else if (strnicmp(data, "forcedirectio", 13) == 0) {
vol->direct_io = 1;
+ } else if (strnicmp(data, "strictcache", 11) == 0) {
+ vol->strict_io = 1;
} else if (strnicmp(data, "noac", 4) == 0) {
printk(KERN_WARNING "CIFS: Mount option noac not "