1 # SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only !! 1 config INOTIFY
>> 2 bool "Inotify file change notification support"
>> 3 default n
>> 4 ---help---
>> 5 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.
>> 11
>> 12 For more information, see <file:Documentation/filesystems/inotify.txt>
>> 13
>> 14 If unsure, say N.
>> 15
2 config INOTIFY_USER 16 config INOTIFY_USER
3 bool "Inotify support for userspace" 17 bool "Inotify support for userspace"
4 select FSNOTIFY 18 select FSNOTIFY
5 default y 19 default y
6 help !! 20 ---help---
7 Say Y here to enable inotify support 21 Say Y here to enable inotify support for userspace, including the
8 associated system calls. Inotify al 22 associated system calls. Inotify allows monitoring of both files and
9 directories via a single open fd. E 23 directories via a single open fd. Events are read from the file
10 descriptor, which is also select()- 24 descriptor, which is also select()- and poll()-able.
11 Inotify fixes numerous shortcomings 25 Inotify fixes numerous shortcomings in dnotify and introduces several
12 new features including multiple file 26 new features including multiple file events, one-shot support, and
13 unmount notification. 27 unmount notification.
14 28
15 For more information, see <file:Docu !! 29 For more information, see <file:Documentation/filesystems/inotify.txt>
16 30
17 If unsure, say Y. 31 If unsure, say Y.
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