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diff --git a/docs/smbdotconf/tuning/usesendfile.xml b/docs/smbdotconf/tuning/usesendfile.xml new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..e80598d463 --- /dev/null +++ b/docs/smbdotconf/tuning/usesendfile.xml @@ -0,0 +1,17 @@ +<samba:parameter name="use sendfile" + context="S" + type="boolean" + xmlns:samba="http://samba.org/common"> +<description> + <para>If this parameter is <constant>yes</constant>, and Samba + was built with the --with-sendfile-support option, and the underlying operating + system supports sendfile system call, then some SMB read calls (mainly ReadAndX + and ReadRaw) will use the more efficient sendfile system call for files that + are exclusively oplocked. This may make more efficient use of the system CPU's + and cause Samba to be faster. This is off by default as it's effects are unknown + as yet. In particular, it appears that Windows 9X clients fail to work against + Samba with this parameter enabled in config.</para> +</description> + +<value type="default">no</value> +</samba:parameter> |