[PATCH v2] update mount.cifs manpage with info about echo_interval option.

[PATCH v2] update mount.cifs manpage with info about echo_interval option.

[Kenneth Dsouza]

Adds information regarding reconnection time.

Signed-off-by: Kenneth D'souza <kdsouza-H+wXaHxf7aLQT0dZR+AlfA@public.gmane.org>
---
 mount.cifs.rst | 9 +++++++++
 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+)

diff --git a/mount.cifs.rst b/mount.cifs.rst
index 023ff34..3bf30cd 100644
--- a/mount.cifs.rst
+++ b/mount.cifs.rst
@@ -385,6 +385,15 @@ mfsymlinks
   option. Minshall+French symlinks are used even if the server supports
   the CIFS Unix Extensions.

+echo_interval=n
+  sets the interval at which echo requests are sent to the server on an
+  idling connection. This setting also affects the time required for a
+  connection to an unresponsive server to timeout. Here n is the echo
+  interval in seconds. The reconnection happens at twice the value of the
+  echo_interval set for an unresponsive server.
+  If this option is not given then the default value of 60 seconds is used.
+  The minimum tunable value is 1 second and maximum can go up to 600 seconds.
+
 serverino
   Use inode numbers (unique persistent file identifiers) returned by the
   server instead of automatically generating temporary inode numbers on
-- 
2.14.3

Re: [PATCH v2] update mount.cifs manpage with info about echo_interval option.

[Sachin Prabhu]

Acked-by: Sachin Prabhu <sprabhu-H+wXaHxf7aLQT0dZR+AlfA@public.gmane.org>

On Mon, Jan 29, 2018 at 10:16 PM, Kenneth Dsouza <kdsouza-H+wXaHxf7aLQT0dZR+AlfA@public.gmane.org> wrote:
> Adds information regarding reconnection time.
>
> Signed-off-by: Kenneth D'souza <kdsouza-H+wXaHxf7aLQT0dZR+AlfA@public.gmane.org>
> ---
>  mount.cifs.rst | 9 +++++++++
>  1 file changed, 9 insertions(+)
>
> diff --git a/mount.cifs.rst b/mount.cifs.rst
> index 023ff34..3bf30cd 100644
> --- a/mount.cifs.rst
> +++ b/mount.cifs.rst
> @@ -385,6 +385,15 @@ mfsymlinks
>    option. Minshall+French symlinks are used even if the server supports
>    the CIFS Unix Extensions.
>
> +echo_interval=n
> +  sets the interval at which echo requests are sent to the server on an
> +  idling connection. This setting also affects the time required for a
> +  connection to an unresponsive server to timeout. Here n is the echo
> +  interval in seconds. The reconnection happens at twice the value of the
> +  echo_interval set for an unresponsive server.
> +  If this option is not given then the default value of 60 seconds is used.
> +  The minimum tunable value is 1 second and maximum can go up to 600 seconds.
> +
>  serverino
>    Use inode numbers (unique persistent file identifiers) returned by the
>    server instead of automatically generating temporary inode numbers on
> --
> 2.14.3
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Re: [PATCH v2] update mount.cifs manpage with info about echo_interval option.

[Pavel Shilovsky]

2018-01-30 4:13 GMT-08:00 Sachin Prabhu <sprabhu-H+wXaHxf7aLQT0dZR+AlfA@public.gmane.org>:
> Acked-by: Sachin Prabhu <sprabhu-H+wXaHxf7aLQT0dZR+AlfA@public.gmane.org>
>
> On Mon, Jan 29, 2018 at 10:16 PM, Kenneth Dsouza <kdsouza-H+wXaHxf7aLQT0dZR+AlfA@public.gmane.org> wrote:
>> Adds information regarding reconnection time.
>>
>> Signed-off-by: Kenneth D'souza <kdsouza-H+wXaHxf7aLQT0dZR+AlfA@public.gmane.org>
>> ---
>>  mount.cifs.rst | 9 +++++++++
>>  1 file changed, 9 insertions(+)
>>
>> diff --git a/mount.cifs.rst b/mount.cifs.rst
>> index 023ff34..3bf30cd 100644
>> --- a/mount.cifs.rst
>> +++ b/mount.cifs.rst
>> @@ -385,6 +385,15 @@ mfsymlinks
>>    option. Minshall+French symlinks are used even if the server supports
>>    the CIFS Unix Extensions.
>>
>> +echo_interval=n
>> +  sets the interval at which echo requests are sent to the server on an
>> +  idling connection. This setting also affects the time required for a
>> +  connection to an unresponsive server to timeout. Here n is the echo
>> +  interval in seconds. The reconnection happens at twice the value of the
>> +  echo_interval set for an unresponsive server.
>> +  If this option is not given then the default value of 60 seconds is used.
>> +  The minimum tunable value is 1 second and maximum can go up to 600 seconds.
>> +
>>  serverino
>>    Use inode numbers (unique persistent file identifiers) returned by the
>>    server instead of automatically generating temporary inode numbers on
>> --
>> 2.14.3
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Thanks. I am going to merge this and other patches within two weeks.

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Best regards,
Pavel Shilovsky