tmpfs: expand "help" to explain value of TMPFS_POSIX_ACL
authorRobert P. J. Day <rpjday@crashcourse.ca>
Wed, 3 Aug 2011 23:21:29 +0000 (16:21 -0700)
committerLinus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>
Thu, 4 Aug 2011 00:25:25 +0000 (14:25 -1000)
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@crashcourse.ca>
Acked-by: Randy Dunlap <rdunlap@xenotime.net>
Acked-by: Hugh Dickins <hughd@google.com>
Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org>
Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>
fs/Kconfig

index 19891aa..9fe0b34 100644 (file)
@@ -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