2 files changed, 26 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/xlators/mgmt/glusterd/src/glusterd-volgen.c b/xlators/mgmt/glusterd/src/glusterd-volgen.c
index a085a0ff8d6..91b8bed57c9 100644
--- a/xlators/mgmt/glusterd/src/glusterd-volgen.c
+++ b/xlators/mgmt/glusterd/src/glusterd-volgen.c
@@ -1869,10 +1869,23 @@ brick_graph_add_acl(volgen_graph_t *graph, glusterd_volinfo_t *volinfo,
     if (!graph || !volinfo || !set_dict)
         goto out;
 
-    xl = volgen_graph_add(graph, "features/access-control", volinfo->volname);
-    if (!xl)
+    ret = dict_get_str_boolean(set_dict, "features.acl", 1);
+    if (!ret) {
+        /* Skip creating this volume if option is disabled */
+        /* By default, this is 'true' */
         goto out;
+    } else if (ret < 0) {
+        /* lets not treat this as error, as this option is not critical,
+           and implemented for debug help */
+        gf_log(THIS->name, GF_LOG_INFO,
+               "failed to get 'features.acl' flag from dict");
+    }
 
+    xl = volgen_graph_add(graph, "features/access-control", volinfo->volname);
+    if (!xl) {
+        ret = -1;
+        goto out;
+    }
     ret = 0;
 out:
     return ret;
diff --git a/xlators/mgmt/glusterd/src/glusterd-volume-set.c b/xlators/mgmt/glusterd/src/glusterd-volume-set.c
index 2fa907ccff5..56805e3b23b 100644
--- a/xlators/mgmt/glusterd/src/glusterd-volume-set.c
+++ b/xlators/mgmt/glusterd/src/glusterd-volume-set.c
@@ -3128,4 +3128,15 @@ struct volopt_map_entry glusterd_volopt_map[] = {
      .voltype = "features/cloudsync",
      .op_version = GD_OP_VERSION_7_0,
      .flags = VOLOPT_FLAG_CLIENT_OPT},
+    {
+        .key = "features.acl",
+        .voltype = "features/access-control",
+        .value = "enable",
+        .option = "!features",
+        .op_version = GD_OP_VERSION_8_0,
+        .description = "(WARNING: for debug purpose only) enable/disable "
+                       "access-control xlator in volume",
+        .type = NO_DOC,
+    },
+
     {.key = NULL}};