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diff --git a/etc/glance-cache.conf b/etc/glance-cache.conf
index 668279ed1..6fde03916 100644
--- a/etc/glance-cache.conf
+++ b/etc/glance-cache.conf
@@ -1046,6 +1046,11 @@
# Related options:
# * None
#
+# NOTE: You cannot use an encrypted volume_type associated with an NFS backend.
+# An encrypted volume stored on an NFS backend will raise an exception whenever
+# glance_store tries to write or access image data stored in that volume.
+# Consult your Cinder administrator to determine an appropriate volume_type.
+#
# (string value)
#cinder_volume_type = <None>
@@ -1152,11 +1157,14 @@
#
# Filesystem store metadata file.
#
-# The path to a file which contains the metadata to be returned with
-# any location associated with the filesystem store. The file must
-# contain a valid JSON object. The object should contain the keys
-# ``id`` and ``mountpoint``. The value for both keys should be a
-# string.
+# The path to a file which contains the metadata to be returned with any
+# location
+# associated with the filesystem store. Once this option is set, it is used for
+# new images created afterward only - previously existing images are not
+# affected.
+#
+# The file must contain a valid JSON object. The object should contain the keys
+# ``id`` and ``mountpoint``. The value for both keys should be a string.
#
# Possible values:
# * A valid path to the store metadata file
@@ -1211,6 +1219,27 @@
#filesystem_store_chunk_size = 65536
#
+# Enable or not thin provisioning in this backend.
+#
+# This configuration option enable the feature of not really write null byte
+# sequences on the filesystem, the holes who can appear will automatically
+# be interpreted by the filesystem as null bytes, and do not really consume
+# your storage.
+# Enabling this feature will also speed up image upload and save network trafic
+# in addition to save space in the backend, as null bytes sequences are not
+# sent over the network.
+#
+# Possible Values:
+# * True
+# * False
+#
+# Related options:
+# * None
+#
+# (boolean value)
+#filesystem_thin_provisioning = false
+
+#
# Path to the CA bundle file.
#
# This configuration option enables the operator to use a custom
@@ -1378,6 +1407,26 @@
#rados_connect_timeout = 0
#
+# Enable or not thin provisioning in this backend.
+#
+# This configuration option enable the feature of not really write null byte
+# sequences on the RBD backend, the holes who can appear will automatically
+# be interpreted by Ceph as null bytes, and do not really consume your storage.
+# Enabling this feature will also speed up image upload and save network trafic
+# in addition to save space in the backend, as null bytes sequences are not
+# sent over the network.
+#
+# Possible Values:
+# * True
+# * False
+#
+# Related options:
+# * None
+#
+# (boolean value)
+#rbd_thin_provisioning = false
+
+#
# The host where the S3 server is listening.
#
# This configuration option sets the host of the S3 or S3 compatible storage