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1 files changed, 14 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/src/generator.ml b/src/generator.ml index 766327ee..30d10389 100755 --- a/src/generator.ml +++ b/src/generator.ml @@ -958,8 +958,15 @@ exist. The mounted filesystem is writable, if we have sufficient permissions on the underlying device. -The filesystem options C<sync> and C<noatime> are set with this -call, in order to improve reliability."); +B<Important note:> +When you use this call, the filesystem options C<sync> and C<noatime> +are set implicitly. This was originally done because we thought it +would improve reliability, but it turns out that I<-o sync> has a +very large negative performance impact and negligible effect on +reliability. Therefore we recommend that you avoid using +C<guestfs_mount> in any code that needs performance, and instead +use C<guestfs_mount_options> (use an empty string for the first +parameter if you don't want any options)."); ("sync", (RErr, []), 2, [], [ InitEmpty, Always, TestRun [["sync"]]], @@ -2095,7 +2102,11 @@ mounts the filesystem with the read-only (I<-o ro>) flag."); "\ This is the same as the C<guestfs_mount> command, but it allows you to set the mount options as for the -L<mount(8)> I<-o> flag."); +L<mount(8)> I<-o> flag. + +If the C<options> parameter is an empty string, then +no options are passed (all options default to whatever +the filesystem uses)."); ("mount_vfs", (RErr, [String "options"; String "vfstype"; Device "device"; String "mountpoint"]), 75, [], [], |