2 tristate "GFS2 file system support"
3 depends on EXPERIMENTAL
9 Allows a cluster of computers to simultaneously use a block device
10 that is shared between them (with FC, iSCSI, NBD, etc...). GFS reads
11 and writes to the block device like a local filesystem, but also uses
12 a lock module to allow the computers coordinate their I/O so
13 filesystem consistency is maintained. One of the nifty features of
14 GFS is perfect consistency -- changes made to the filesystem on one
15 machine show up immediately on all other machines in the cluster.
17 To use the GFS2 filesystem, you will need to enable one or more of
18 the below locking modules. Documentation and utilities for GFS2 can
19 be found here: http://sources.redhat.com/cluster
21 config GFS2_FS_LOCKING_NOLOCK
22 tristate "GFS2 \"nolock\" locking module"
25 Single node locking module for GFS2.
27 Use this module if you want to use GFS2 on a single node without
28 its clustering features. You can still take advantage of the
29 large file support, and upgrade to running a full cluster later on
32 If you will only be using GFS2 in cluster mode, you do not need this
35 config GFS2_FS_LOCKING_DLM
36 tristate "GFS2 DLM locking module"
37 depends on GFS2_FS && SYSFS && NET && INET && (IPV6 || IPV6=n)
38 select IP_SCTP if DLM_SCTP
42 Multiple node locking module for GFS2
44 Most users of GFS2 will require this module. It provides the locking
45 interface between GFS2 and the DLM, which is required to use GFS2
46 in a cluster environment.