Commit 175cc46f authored by Mauro Carvalho Chehab's avatar Mauro Carvalho Chehab Committed by Jonathan Corbet

docs: filesystems: convert cifs/cifsroot.txt to ReST

- Add a SPDX header;
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Signed-off-by: default avatarMauro Carvalho Chehab <mchehab+huawei@kernel.org>
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/28de01ee52283287e4195cf736d7154f122d30d4.1588021877.git.mchehab+huawei@kernel.orgSigned-off-by: default avatarJonathan Corbet <corbet@lwn.net>
parent 0e822145
.. SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
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Mounting root file system via SMB (cifs.ko) Mounting root file system via SMB (cifs.ko)
=========================================== ===========================================
Written 2019 by Paulo Alcantara <palcantara@suse.de> Written 2019 by Paulo Alcantara <palcantara@suse.de>
Written 2019 by Aurelien Aptel <aaptel@suse.com> Written 2019 by Aurelien Aptel <aaptel@suse.com>
The CONFIG_CIFS_ROOT option enables experimental root file system The CONFIG_CIFS_ROOT option enables experimental root file system
...@@ -32,7 +36,7 @@ Server configuration ...@@ -32,7 +36,7 @@ Server configuration
==================== ====================
To enable SMB1+UNIX extensions you will need to set these global To enable SMB1+UNIX extensions you will need to set these global
settings in Samba smb.conf: settings in Samba smb.conf::
[global] [global]
server min protocol = NT1 server min protocol = NT1
...@@ -41,12 +45,16 @@ settings in Samba smb.conf: ...@@ -41,12 +45,16 @@ settings in Samba smb.conf:
Kernel command line Kernel command line
=================== ===================
root=/dev/cifs ::
root=/dev/cifs
This is just a virtual device that basically tells the kernel to mount This is just a virtual device that basically tells the kernel to mount
the root file system via SMB protocol. the root file system via SMB protocol.
cifsroot=//<server-ip>/<share>[,options] ::
cifsroot=//<server-ip>/<share>[,options]
Enables the kernel to mount the root file system via SMB that are Enables the kernel to mount the root file system via SMB that are
located in the <server-ip> and <share> specified in this option. located in the <server-ip> and <share> specified in this option.
...@@ -65,33 +73,33 @@ options ...@@ -65,33 +73,33 @@ options
Examples Examples
======== ========
Export root file system as a Samba share in smb.conf file. Export root file system as a Samba share in smb.conf file::
... ...
[linux] [linux]
path = /path/to/rootfs path = /path/to/rootfs
read only = no read only = no
guest ok = yes guest ok = yes
force user = root force user = root
force group = root force group = root
browseable = yes browseable = yes
writeable = yes writeable = yes
admin users = root admin users = root
public = yes public = yes
create mask = 0777 create mask = 0777
directory mask = 0777 directory mask = 0777
... ...
Restart smb service. Restart smb service::
# systemctl restart smb # systemctl restart smb
Test it under QEMU on a kernel built with CONFIG_CIFS_ROOT and Test it under QEMU on a kernel built with CONFIG_CIFS_ROOT and
CONFIG_IP_PNP options enabled. CONFIG_IP_PNP options enabled::
# qemu-system-x86_64 -enable-kvm -cpu host -m 1024 \ # qemu-system-x86_64 -enable-kvm -cpu host -m 1024 \
-kernel /path/to/linux/arch/x86/boot/bzImage -nographic \ -kernel /path/to/linux/arch/x86/boot/bzImage -nographic \
-append "root=/dev/cifs rw ip=dhcp cifsroot=//10.0.2.2/linux,username=foo,password=bar console=ttyS0 3" -append "root=/dev/cifs rw ip=dhcp cifsroot=//10.0.2.2/linux,username=foo,password=bar console=ttyS0 3"
1: https://wiki.samba.org/index.php/UNIX_Extensions 1: https://wiki.samba.org/index.php/UNIX_Extensions
...@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ Documentation for filesystem implementations. ...@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ Documentation for filesystem implementations.
befs befs
bfs bfs
btrfs btrfs
cifs/cifsroot
ceph ceph
cramfs cramfs
debugfs debugfs
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