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-rw-r--r--actionpack/lib/action_controller/caching.rb2
-rw-r--r--guides/source/caching_with_rails.md5
-rw-r--r--guides/source/configuring.md2
3 files changed, 7 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/actionpack/lib/action_controller/caching.rb b/actionpack/lib/action_controller/caching.rb
index de85e0c1a7..a4e4992cfe 100644
--- a/actionpack/lib/action_controller/caching.rb
+++ b/actionpack/lib/action_controller/caching.rb
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ module ActionController
#
# You can read more about each approach by clicking the modules below.
#
- # Note: To turn off all caching, set
+ # Note: To turn off all caching provided by Action Controller, set
# config.action_controller.perform_caching = false
#
# == \Caching stores
diff --git a/guides/source/caching_with_rails.md b/guides/source/caching_with_rails.md
index b0103c9af4..a514f89d5f 100644
--- a/guides/source/caching_with_rails.md
+++ b/guides/source/caching_with_rails.md
@@ -31,6 +31,11 @@ the relevant `config/environments/*.rb` file:
config.action_controller.perform_caching = true
```
+NOTE: Changing the value of `config.action_controller.perform_caching` will
+only have an effect on the caching provided by the Action Controller component.
+For instance, it will not impact low-level caching, that we address
+[below](#low-level-caching).
+
### Page Caching
Page caching is a Rails mechanism which allows the request for a generated page
diff --git a/guides/source/configuring.md b/guides/source/configuring.md
index bb6c395c96..496000d637 100644
--- a/guides/source/configuring.md
+++ b/guides/source/configuring.md
@@ -326,7 +326,7 @@ The schema dumper adds one additional configuration option:
* `config.action_controller.asset_host` sets the host for the assets. Useful when CDNs are used for hosting assets rather than the application server itself.
-* `config.action_controller.perform_caching` configures whether the application should perform caching or not. Set to false in development mode, true in production.
+* `config.action_controller.perform_caching` configures whether the application should perform the caching features provided by the Action Controller component or not. Set to false in development mode, true in production.
* `config.action_controller.default_static_extension` configures the extension used for cached pages. Defaults to `.html`.