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@crashcourse.ca>
Cc: Randy Dunlap <rdunlap@xenotime.net>
Cc: Hugh Dickins <hughd@google.com>
Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org>

diff --git a/fs/Kconfig b/fs/Kconfig
index 98a5419f92e33142377f3ac607341320601d0a46..9fe0b349f4cd9e58c6a4bef810239f2f149e0b39 100644 (file)
--- a/fs/Kconfig
+++ b/fs/Kconfig
@@ -132,11 +132,12 @@ config TMPFS_POSIX_ACL
          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 (e.g., ALSA sound)
-         require POSIX ACL support under /dev to work properly.  In other
-         words, if you're not sure and you have no *compelling* reason to
-         deselect this feature, say Y.
+         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/>.