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diff --git a/Documentation/filesystems/vfat.txt b/Documentation/filesystems/vfat.txt index fcc123ffa252..2d5e1e582e13 100644 --- a/Documentation/filesystems/vfat.txt +++ b/Documentation/filesystems/vfat.txt @@ -17,6 +17,21 @@ dmask=### -- The permission mask for the directory. fmask=### -- The permission mask for files. The default is the umask of current process. +allow_utime=### -- This option controls the permission check of mtime/atime. + + 20 - If current process is in group of file's group ID, + you can change timestamp. + 2 - Other users can change timestamp. + + The default is set from `dmask' option. (If the directory is + writable, utime(2) is also allowed. I.e. ~dmask & 022) + + Normally utime(2) checks current process is owner of + the file, or it has CAP_FOWNER capability. But FAT + filesystem doesn't have uid/gid on disk, so normal + check is too unflexible. With this option you can + relax it. + codepage=### -- Sets the codepage number for converting to shortname characters on FAT filesystem. By default, FAT_DEFAULT_CODEPAGE setting is used. |