What is the purpose of assets_path configuration parameter?

[Smanst3r]

Hi.
I've reviewed the configuration

fm_elfinder:
    #assets_path: / # default is /assets, this is where css/js elfinder files are
   ...

, and it seems that the assets_path parameter is defined but not utilized within the templates. However, it is used in ElFinderController and passed to template parameters
Am I correct in assuming that this parameter is presently non-functional?

I did notice that there is a pull request (PR) available at https://github.com/helios-ag/FMElfinderBundle/pull/509/files. If this PR is accepted, it may impact the current project configuration. In such a scenario, would the elfinder:install command need to be executed with the --docroot=<assets_path> flag?

Could you please clarify this for me?
Thank you.