linux-kernel - [PATCH v3] TMPFS: Expand help to explain value of TMPFS_POSIX

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Message-ID: <alpine.DEB.2.02.1106190548580.12966@localhost6.localdomain6>
Date:	Sun, 19 Jun 2011 05:52:21 -0400 (EDT)
From:	"Robert P. J. Day" <rpjday@...shcourse.ca>
To:	Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
cc:	Randy Dunlap <rdunlap@...otime.net>, Andrew Morton <akpm@...l.org>,
	hughd@...gle.com
Subject: [PATCH v3] TMPFS: Expand help to explain value of TMPFS_POSIX_ACL


Expand the fs/Kconfig "help" info to clarify why you might need to
select 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..bd56bf6 100644
--- a/fs/Kconfig
+++ b/fs/Kconfig
@@ -127,14 +127,21 @@ 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, it's possible that you'll also need
+	  this option as there are a number of Linux distros that require
+	  POSIX ACL support under /dev for certain features to work properly.
+	  For example, some distros need this feature for ALSA-related /dev
+	  files for sound to work properly.  In short, if you're not sure,
+	  say Y.
+
 	  To learn more about Access Control Lists, visit the POSIX ACLs for
 	  Linux website <http://acl.bestbits.at/>.

-	  If you don't know what Access Control Lists are, say N.
-
 config TMPFS_XATTR
 	bool "Tmpfs extended attributes"
 	depends on TMPFS

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