chattr.1: adjust documentation for encryption attribute

Adjust the documentation for the encryption attribute ('E') to clarify
that encryption isn't experimental anymore and isn't restricted to
regular files, and that the encryption is done by the filesystem.

Signed-off-by: Eric Biggers <ebiggers@google.com>
Signed-off-by: Theodore Ts'o <tytso@mit.edu>

diff --git a/misc/chattr.1.in b/misc/chattr.1.in
index 2122a13ef832865c76f75111f27dca01a6cf9515..18b316e32b34d16fce736d4f1f5ff60d693a199e 100644 (file)
--- a/misc/chattr.1.in
+++ b/misc/chattr.1.in
@@ -114,9 +114,8 @@ The 'e' attribute indicates that the file is using extents for mapping
 the blocks on disk.  It may not be removed using
 .BR chattr (1).
 .PP
-The 'E' attribute is used by the experimental encryption patches to
-indicate that the file has been encrypted.  It may not be
-set or reset using
+A file, directory, or symlink with the 'E' attribute set is encrypted by the
+filesystem.  This attribute may not be set or reset using
 .BR chattr (1),
 although it can be displayed by
 .BR lsattr (1).