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