Re: [PATCH v4] ksmbd: update documentation

[Tom Talpey <tom@talpey.com>]

On 9/15/2022 7:07 AM, Namjae Jeon wrote:
> configuration.txt in ksmbd-tools moved to ksmbd.conf manpage.
> update it and more detailed ksmbd-tools build method.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Namjae Jeon <linkinjeon@kernel.org>
> ---
>   v4:
>     - switch the order of 1 and 2.

I think you meant switch 2 and 3 :)

Looks good.

Reviewed-by: Tom Talpey <tom@talpey.com>

>   v3:
>     - replace CIFS with SMB3 clients.
>     - update ksmbd built-in case.
>     - replace smb.conf leftover with ksmbd.conf.
>     - use full name of utils in ksmbd-tools instead of <foo>.
>     - fix the warnings from make htlmdocs build reported by kernel test
>       robot.
>   v2:
>     - rename smb.conf to ksmbd.conf.
>     - add how to set ksmbd module in menuconfig
>     - remove --syscondir option for configure, instead change ksmbd
>       directory to /usr/local/etc/ksmbd.
>     - change the prompt to '$'.
> 
>   Documentation/filesystems/cifs/ksmbd.rst | 42 +++++++++++++++++-------
>   1 file changed, 30 insertions(+), 12 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/Documentation/filesystems/cifs/ksmbd.rst b/Documentation/filesystems/cifs/ksmbd.rst
> index 1af600db2e70..7bed96d794fc 100644
> --- a/Documentation/filesystems/cifs/ksmbd.rst
> +++ b/Documentation/filesystems/cifs/ksmbd.rst
> @@ -118,26 +118,44 @@ ksmbd/nfsd interoperability    Planned for future. The features that ksmbd
>   How to run
>   ==========
>   
> -1. Download ksmbd-tools and compile them.
> -	- https://github.com/cifsd-team/ksmbd-tools
> +1. Download ksmbd-tools(https://github.com/cifsd-team/ksmbd-tools/releases) and
> +   compile them.
>   
> -2. Create user/password for SMB share.
> +   - Refer README(https://github.com/cifsd-team/ksmbd-tools/blob/master/README.md)
> +     to know how to use ksmbd.mountd/adduser/addshare/control utils
>   
> -	# mkdir /etc/ksmbd/
> -	# ksmbd.adduser -a <Enter USERNAME for SMB share access>
> +     $ ./autogen.sh
> +     $ ./configure --with-rundir=/run
> +     $ make && sudo make install
>   
> -3. Create /etc/ksmbd/smb.conf file, add SMB share in smb.conf file
> -	- Refer smb.conf.example and
> -          https://github.com/cifsd-team/ksmbd-tools/blob/master/Documentation/configuration.txt
> +2. Create /usr/local/etc/ksmbd/ksmbd.conf file, add SMB share in ksmbd.conf file.
>   
> -4. Insert ksmbd.ko module
> +   - Refer ksmbd.conf.example in ksmbd-utils, See ksmbd.conf manpage
> +     for details to configure shares.
>   
> -	# insmod ksmbd.ko
> +        $ man ksmbd.conf
> +
> +3. Create user/password for SMB share.
> +
> +   - See ksmbd.adduser manpage.
> +
> +     $ man ksmbd.adduser
> +     $ sudo ksmbd.adduser -a <Enter USERNAME for SMB share access>
> +
> +4. Insert ksmbd.ko module after build your kernel. No need to load module
> +   if ksmbd is built into the kernel.
> +
> +   - Set ksmbd in menuconfig(e.g. $ make menuconfig)
> +       [*] Network File Systems  --->
> +           <M> SMB3 server support (EXPERIMENTAL)
> +
> +	$ sudo modprobe ksmbd.ko
>   
>   5. Start ksmbd user space daemon
> -	# ksmbd.mountd
>   
> -6. Access share from Windows or Linux using CIFS
> +	$ sudo ksmbd.mountd
> +
> +6. Access share from Windows or Linux using SMB3 client (cifs.ko or smbclient of samba)
>   
>   Shutdown KSMBD
>   ==============