From 19da74571cac36b9a764006d6f62d6dff62a30fe Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: "Robert P. J. Day" Date: Wed, 3 Aug 2011 10:52:55 +1000 Subject: [PATCH] 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 Cc: Randy Dunlap Cc: Hugh Dickins Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton --- fs/Kconfig | 11 ++++++----- 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-) diff --git a/fs/Kconfig b/fs/Kconfig index 98a5419f92e3..9fe0b349f4cd 100644 --- 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 . -- 2.39.5