The patch titled
tmpfs-expand-help-to-explain-value-of-tmpfs_posix_acl-v3
has been removed from the -mm tree. Its filename was
tmpfs-expand-help-to-explain-value-of-tmpfs_posix_acl-v3.patch
This patch was dropped because it was folded into tmpfs-expand-help-to-explain-value-of-tmpfs_posix_acl.patch
The current -mm tree may be found at http://userweb.kernel.org/~akpm/mmotm/
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Subject: tmpfs-expand-help-to-explain-value-of-tmpfs_posix_acl-v3
From: "Robert P. J. Day" <rpjday@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Randy Dunlap <rdunlap@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Hugh Dickins <hughd@xxxxxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
---
fs/Kconfig | 11 ++++++-----
1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)
diff -puN fs/Kconfig~tmpfs-expand-help-to-explain-value-of-tmpfs_posix_acl-v3 fs/Kconfig
--- a/fs/Kconfig~tmpfs-expand-help-to-explain-value-of-tmpfs_posix_acl-v3
+++ a/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/>.
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Patches currently in -mm which might be from rpjday@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx are
origin.patch
tmpfs-expand-help-to-explain-value-of-tmpfs_posix_acl.patch
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