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diff --git a/chapter08/fstab.xml b/chapter08/fstab.xml index c52daee44..83ddc1ab3 100644 --- a/chapter08/fstab.xml +++ b/chapter08/fstab.xml @@ -32,12 +32,13 @@ end of the line should be replaced with <emphasis>0 0</emphasis>, as such a partition does not need to be dumped or checked</para> <para>The <filename>/dev/shm</filename> mount point for tmpfs is included to -enable POSIX shared memory. Your kernel must have the required support built -into it for this to work. More about this in the next section. Please note that -currently, very little software actually uses POSIX shared memory. Therefore you -can consider the <filename>/dev/shm</filename> mount optional. For more -information, see <filename>Documentation/filesystems/tmpfs.txt</filename> in the -kernel source tree.</para> +allow enabling POSIX shared memory. Your kernel must have the required support +built into it for this to work -- more about this in the next section. Please +note that currently very little software actually uses POSIX shared memory. +Therefore you can consider the <filename>/dev/shm</filename> mount point +optional. For more information, see +<filename>Documentation/filesystems/tmpfs.txt</filename> in the kernel source +tree.</para> <para>There are other lines which you may consider adding to your <filename>fstab</filename> file. One example is a line to use if you intend to |