1. 06 8月, 2010 1 次提交
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      DNS: Separate out CIFS DNS Resolver code · 1a4240f4
      Wang Lei 提交于
      Separate out the DNS resolver key type from the CIFS filesystem into its own
      module so that it can be made available for general use, including the AFS
      filesystem module.
      
      This facility makes it possible for the kernel to upcall to userspace to have
      it issue DNS requests, package up the replies and present them to the kernel
      in a useful form.  The kernel is then able to cache the DNS replies as keys
      can be retained in keyrings.
      
      Resolver keys are of type "dns_resolver" and have a case-insensitive
      description that is of the form "[<type>:]<domain_name>".  The optional <type>
      indicates the particular DNS lookup and packaging that's required.  The
      <domain_name> is the query to be made.
      
      If <type> isn't given, a basic hostname to IP address lookup is made, and the
      result is stored in the key in the form of a printable string consisting of a
      comma-separated list of IPv4 and IPv6 addresses.
      
      This key type is supported by userspace helpers driven from /sbin/request-key
      and configured through /etc/request-key.conf.  The cifs.upcall utility is
      invoked for UNC path server name to IP address resolution.
      
      The CIFS functionality is encapsulated by the dns_resolve_unc_to_ip() function,
      which is used to resolve a UNC path to an IP address for CIFS filesystem.  This
      part remains in the CIFS module for now.
      
      See the added Documentation/networking/dns_resolver.txt for more information.
      Signed-off-by: NWang Lei <wang840925@gmail.com>
      Signed-off-by: NDavid Howells <dhowells@redhat.com>
      Acked-by: NJeff Layton <jlayton@redhat.com>
      Signed-off-by: NSteve French <sfrench@us.ibm.com>
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