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Eric Paris272eb012008-12-17 13:59:41 -05001config INOTIFY
2 bool "Inotify file change notification support"
Eric Paris63c882a2009-05-21 17:02:01 -04003 default n
Eric Paris272eb012008-12-17 13:59:41 -05004 ---help---
Eric Paris63c882a2009-05-21 17:02:01 -04005 Say Y here to enable legacy in kernel inotify support. Inotify is a
6 file change notification system. It is a replacement for dnotify.
7 This option only provides the legacy inotify in kernel API. There
8 are no in tree kernel users of this interface since it is deprecated.
9 You only need this if you are loading an out of tree kernel module
10 that uses inotify.
Eric Paris272eb012008-12-17 13:59:41 -050011
12 For more information, see <file:Documentation/filesystems/inotify.txt>
13
Eric Paris63c882a2009-05-21 17:02:01 -040014 If unsure, say N.
Eric Paris272eb012008-12-17 13:59:41 -050015
16config INOTIFY_USER
17 bool "Inotify support for userspace"
Eric Paris520dc2a2009-07-13 15:56:54 -040018 select FSNOTIFY
Eric Paris272eb012008-12-17 13:59:41 -050019 default y
20 ---help---
21 Say Y here to enable inotify support for userspace, including the
22 associated system calls. Inotify allows monitoring of both files and
23 directories via a single open fd. Events are read from the file
24 descriptor, which is also select()- and poll()-able.
Eric Paris63c882a2009-05-21 17:02:01 -040025 Inotify fixes numerous shortcomings in dnotify and introduces several
26 new features including multiple file events, one-shot support, and
27 unmount notification.
Eric Paris272eb012008-12-17 13:59:41 -050028
29 For more information, see <file:Documentation/filesystems/inotify.txt>
30
31 If unsure, say Y.