linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] TMPFS: Expand "help" to explain value of TMPFS_POSIX

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Message-ID: <alpine.DEB.2.02.1106181102550.3659@localhost6.localdomain6>
Date:	Sat, 18 Jun 2011 11:03:35 -0400 (EDT)
From:	"Robert P. J. Day" <rpjday@...shcourse.ca>
To:	Randy Dunlap <rdunlap@...otime.net>
cc:	Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	hughd@...gle.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH] TMPFS: Expand "help" to explain value of
 TMPFS_POSIX_ACL

On Sat, 18 Jun 2011, Randy Dunlap wrote:

> On Sat, 18 Jun 2011 07:45:35 -0400 (EDT) Robert P. J. Day wrote:
>
> >
> > Expand the fs/Kconfig "help" info to clarify why it's a bad idea to
> > deselect the TMPFS_POSIX_ACL config variable.
> >
> > Signed-off-by: Robert P. J. Day <rpjday@...shcourse.ca>
> >
> > ---
> >
> > diff --git a/fs/Kconfig b/fs/Kconfig
> > index 19891aa..4217543 100644
> > --- a/fs/Kconfig
> > +++ b/fs/Kconfig
> > @@ -127,14 +127,20 @@ config TMPFS_POSIX_ACL
> >  	select TMPFS_XATTR
> >  	select GENERIC_ACL
> >  	help
> > -	  POSIX Access Control Lists (ACLs) support permissions for users and
> > -	  groups beyond the owner/group/world scheme.
> > +	  POSIX Access Control Lists (ACLs) support additional access rights
> > +	  for users and groups beyond the standard owner/group/world scheme,
> > +	  and this option selects support for ACLs specifically for tmpfs
> > +	  filesystems.
> > +
> > +	  If you've selected TMPFS, you almost certainly want this option
> > +	  as well since a number of user space features (ie., ALSA sound)
>
> 	                                                 e.g.,
> ?
>
> Otherwise, looks good to me.
> Thanks.

  oops, i can submit a V2 patch that changes that.  or you can hack
what i submitted.  either way works for me.

rday
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