CONFIG_NFS_V4: NFS client support for NFS version 4

General informations

The Linux kernel configuration item CONFIG_NFS_V4 has multiple definitions:

NFS client support for NFS version 4 found in fs/nfs/Kconfig

The configuration item CONFIG_NFS_V4:

• prompt: NFS client support for NFS version 4
• type: tristate
• depends on: CONFIG_NFS_FS
• defined in fs/nfs/Kconfig
• found in Linux kernels: 3.6–3.19, 4.0–4.20, 5.0–5.19, 6.0–6.17, 6.18-rc+HEAD
• modules built: nfsv4

Help text

This option enables support for version 4 of the NFS protocol (RFC 3530) in the kernel's NFS client.

To mount NFS servers using NFSv4, you also need to install user space programs which can be found in the Linux nfs-utils package, available from http://linux-nfs.org/.

If unsure, say Y.

NFS client support for NFS version 4 found in fs/nfs/Kconfig

The configuration item CONFIG_NFS_V4:

• prompt: NFS client support for NFS version 4
• type: bool
• depends on: CONFIG_NFS_FS
• defined in fs/nfs/Kconfig
• found in Linux kernels: 2.6.36–2.6.39, 3.0–3.5
• modules built: nfsv4

Help text

This option enables support for version 4 of the NFS protocol (RFC 3530) in the kernel's NFS client.

To mount NFS servers using NFSv4, you also need to install user space programs which can be found in the Linux nfs-utils package, available from http://linux-nfs.org/.

If unsure, say Y.

NFS client support for NFS version 4 (EXPERIMENTAL) found in fs/nfs/Kconfig

The configuration item CONFIG_NFS_V4:

• prompt: NFS client support for NFS version 4 (EXPERIMENTAL)
• type: bool
• depends on: CONFIG_NFS_FS && CONFIG_EXPERIMENTAL
• defined in fs/nfs/Kconfig
• found in Linux kernels: 2.6.29–2.6.35
• modules built: nfsv4

Help text

This option enables support for version 4 of the NFS protocol (RFC 3530) in the kernel's NFS client.

To mount NFS servers using NFSv4, you also need to install user space programs which can be found in the Linux nfs-utils package, available from http://linux-nfs.org/.

If unsure, say N.

NFS client support for NFS version 4 (EXPERIMENTAL) found in fs/Kconfig

The configuration item CONFIG_NFS_V4:

• prompt: NFS client support for NFS version 4 (EXPERIMENTAL)
• type: bool
• depends on: CONFIG_NFS_FS && CONFIG_EXPERIMENTAL
• defined in fs/Kconfig
• found in Linux kernels: 2.6.27–2.6.28
• modules built: nfsv4

Help text

This option enables support for version 4 of the NFS protocol (RFC 3530) in the kernel's NFS client.

To mount NFS servers using NFSv4, you also need to install user space programs which can be found in the Linux nfs-utils package, available from http://linux-nfs.org/.

If unsure, say N.

Provide NFSv4 client support (EXPERIMENTAL) found in fs/Kconfig

The configuration item CONFIG_NFS_V4:

• prompt: Provide NFSv4 client support (EXPERIMENTAL)
• type: bool
• depends on: CONFIG_NFS_FS && CONFIG_EXPERIMENTAL
• defined in fs/Kconfig
• found in Linux kernels: 2.5.45–2.5.75, 2.6.0–2.6.26
• modules built: nfsv4

Help text

Say Y here if you want your NFS client to be able to speak the newer version 4 of the NFS protocol.

Note: Requires auxiliary userspace daemons which may be found on http://www.citi.umich.edu/projects/nfsv4/

If unsure, say N.

Hardware

LKDDb

Raw data from LKDDb:

• lkddb fs "nfs4" : CONFIG_NFS_FS CONFIG_NFS_V4 : fs/nfs/nfs4super.c # in 3.6–3.19, 4.0–4.20, 5.0–5.5
• lkddb module nfsv4 CONFIG_NFS_V4 : fs/nfs/Kconfig : "NFS client support for NFS version 4" # in 3.6–3.19, 4.0–4.20, 5.0–5.19, 6.0–6.17, 6.18-rc+HEAD

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This page is automaticly generated with free (libre, open) software lkddb(see lkddb-sources).

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• Linux Kernel Driver DataBase (LKDDb)

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