Kconfig (58e16d792a6a8c6b750f637a4649967fcac853dc) Kconfig (0c1bc6b84525b96aa9fb8f6fbe8c5cb26a5c0ead)
1# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only
2config INOTIFY_USER
3 bool "Inotify support for userspace"
4 select FSNOTIFY
5 default y
6 ---help---
7 Say Y here to enable inotify support for userspace, including the
8 associated system calls. Inotify allows monitoring of both files and
9 directories via a single open fd. Events are read from the file
10 descriptor, which is also select()- and poll()-able.
11 Inotify fixes numerous shortcomings in dnotify and introduces several
12 new features including multiple file events, one-shot support, and
13 unmount notification.
14
1# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only
2config INOTIFY_USER
3 bool "Inotify support for userspace"
4 select FSNOTIFY
5 default y
6 ---help---
7 Say Y here to enable inotify support for userspace, including the
8 associated system calls. Inotify allows monitoring of both files and
9 directories via a single open fd. Events are read from the file
10 descriptor, which is also select()- and poll()-able.
11 Inotify fixes numerous shortcomings in dnotify and introduces several
12 new features including multiple file events, one-shot support, and
13 unmount notification.
14
15 For more information, see <file:Documentation/filesystems/inotify.txt>
15 For more information, see <file:Documentation/filesystems/inotify.rst>
16
17 If unsure, say Y.
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17 If unsure, say Y.