From: Randy Dunlap <rdunlap@xenotime.net>
To: "Robert P. J. Day" <rpjday@crashcourse.ca>
Cc: Stefan Richter <stefanr@s5r6.in-berlin.de>,
Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org>,
hughd@google.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH] TMPFS: Expand "help" to explain value of TMPFS_POSIX_ACL
Date: Sat, 18 Jun 2011 10:37:37 -0700 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20110618103737.c6d95512.rdunlap@xenotime.net> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <alpine.DEB.2.02.1106181331490.5909@localhost6.localdomain6>
On Sat, 18 Jun 2011 13:32:14 -0400 (EDT) Robert P. J. Day wrote:
> On Sat, 18 Jun 2011, Stefan Richter wrote:
>
> > On Jun 18 Robert P. J. Day wrote:
> > > + If you've selected TMPFS, you almost certainly want this option
> > > + as well since a number of user space features (ie., ALSA sound)
> > > + require POSIX ACL support under /dev to work properly. In other
> >
> > There are still many systems which do not use ACLs in /dev or anywhere
> > else at all. Hence, "may require POSIX ACL support".
> >
> > > + words, if you're not sure and you have no *compelling* reason to
> > > + deselect this feature, say Y.
> >
> > The asterisks around compelling are unnecessary.
agreed.
> ok, i can reword and resubmit if you like.
yes, please.
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~Randy
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prev parent reply other threads:[~2011-06-18 17:37 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 7+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2011-06-18 11:45 Robert P. J. Day
2011-06-18 14:53 ` Randy Dunlap
2011-06-18 15:03 ` Robert P. J. Day
2011-06-18 15:05 ` Randy Dunlap
2011-06-18 17:28 ` Stefan Richter
2011-06-18 17:32 ` Robert P. J. Day
2011-06-18 17:37 ` Randy Dunlap [this message]
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