@@ -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
@@ -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;
@@ -1347,6 +1348,8 @@ 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 "
"supported. Instead set "
@@ -2597,6 +2600,8 @@ static void setup_cifs_sb(struct smb_vol *pvolume_info,
if (pvolume_info->multiuser)
cifs_sb->mnt_cifs_flags |= (CIFS_MOUNT_MULTIUSER |
CIFS_MOUNT_NO_PERM);
+ if (pvolume_info->strict_io)
+ cifs_sb->mnt_cifs_flags |= CIFS_MOUNT_STRICT_IO;
if (pvolume_info->direct_io) {
cFYI(1, "mounting share using direct i/o");
cifs_sb->mnt_cifs_flags |= CIFS_MOUNT_DIRECT_IO;