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Diffstat (limited to 'util-linux/Config.in')
-rw-r--r-- | util-linux/Config.in | 45 |
1 files changed, 28 insertions, 17 deletions
diff --git a/util-linux/Config.in b/util-linux/Config.in index 3c990b936..a1e0b0848 100644 --- a/util-linux/Config.in +++ b/util-linux/Config.in | |||
@@ -216,6 +216,21 @@ config CONFIG_LOSETUP | |||
216 | file or block device, and to query the status of a loop device. This | 216 | file or block device, and to query the status of a loop device. This |
217 | version does not currently support enabling data encryption. | 217 | version does not currently support enabling data encryption. |
218 | 218 | ||
219 | config CONFIG_IPCRM | ||
220 | bool "ipcrm" | ||
221 | default n | ||
222 | help | ||
223 | The ipcrm utility allows the removal of System V interprocess | ||
224 | communication (IPC) objects and the associated data structures | ||
225 | from the system. | ||
226 | |||
227 | config CONFIG_IPCS | ||
228 | bool "ipcs" | ||
229 | default n | ||
230 | help | ||
231 | The ipcs utility is used to provide information on the currently | ||
232 | allocated System V interprocess (IPC) objects in the system. | ||
233 | |||
219 | config CONFIG_MKSWAP | 234 | config CONFIG_MKSWAP |
220 | bool "mkswap" | 235 | bool "mkswap" |
221 | default n | 236 | default n |
@@ -322,14 +337,18 @@ config CONFIG_FEATURE_MOUNT_LOOP | |||
322 | default n | 337 | default n |
323 | depends on CONFIG_MOUNT || CONFIG_UMOUNT | 338 | depends on CONFIG_MOUNT || CONFIG_UMOUNT |
324 | help | 339 | help |
325 | Enabling this feature allows mount to use the '-o' loop options, | 340 | Enabling this feature allows automatic loopback mounts, meaning you can mount |
326 | which lets you loop mount files. Mount will automagically setup and | 341 | filesystems contained in normal files as well as in block devices. The mount |
327 | free the necessary loop devices so you do not need to mess with the | 342 | and umount commands will detect you are trying to mount a file instead of a |
328 | 'losetup' utility unless you really want to. This is really | 343 | block device, and transparently associate it with a loopback device (and free |
329 | only useful if you plan to loop mount files. | 344 | the loopback device on unmount) for you. |
345 | |||
346 | You can still use the 'losetup' utility and mount the loopback device yourself | ||
347 | if you need to do something advanced, such as specify an offset or cryptographic | ||
348 | options to the loopback device. | ||
330 | 349 | ||
331 | config CONFIG_FEATURE_MTAB_SUPPORT | 350 | config CONFIG_FEATURE_MTAB_SUPPORT |
332 | bool " Support for a real /etc/mtab (instead of /proc/mounts)" | 351 | bool " Support for a /etc/mtab file (instead of symlink to /proc/mounts)" |
333 | default n | 352 | default n |
334 | depends on CONFIG_MOUNT || CONFIG_UMOUNT | 353 | depends on CONFIG_MOUNT || CONFIG_UMOUNT |
335 | help | 354 | help |
@@ -339,17 +358,9 @@ config CONFIG_FEATURE_MTAB_SUPPORT | |||
339 | BusyBox have a read-only root filesystem, so they will leave this | 358 | BusyBox have a read-only root filesystem, so they will leave this |
340 | option disabled and BusyBox will use the /proc/mounts file. | 359 | option disabled and BusyBox will use the /proc/mounts file. |
341 | 360 | ||
342 | config CONFIG_FEATURE_MTAB_FILENAME | 361 | Note that even non-embedded developers probably want to have /etc/mtab |
343 | string " mtab file location" | 362 | be a symlink to /proc/mounts, since otherwise mtab can get out of sync |
344 | default "/etc/mtab" | 363 | with the real kernel mount state in numerous ways. |
345 | depends on CONFIG_FEATURE_MTAB_SUPPORT | ||
346 | help | ||
347 | Some people have a read only root filesystem, but they also wish to | ||
348 | have the 'mount' utility create an mtab file listing the filesystems | ||
349 | which have been mounted. This option allows you to specify an alternative | ||
350 | location for the mtab file, such as /var/mtab, or /tmp/mtab. The default | ||
351 | value is /etc/mtab, which is where this file is located on most desktop | ||
352 | Linux systems. | ||
353 | 364 | ||
354 | config CONFIG_READPROFILE | 365 | config CONFIG_READPROFILE |
355 | bool "readprofile" | 366 | bool "readprofile" |