Kconfig (cb5629b10d64a8006622ce3a52bc887d91057d69) Kconfig (63c882a05416e18de6fb59f7dd6da48f3bbe8273)
1config INOTIFY
2 bool "Inotify file change notification support"
1config INOTIFY
2 bool "Inotify file change notification support"
3 default y
3 default n
4 ---help---
4 ---help---
5 Say Y here to enable inotify support. Inotify is a file change
6 notification system and a replacement for dnotify. Inotify fixes
7 numerous shortcomings in dnotify and introduces several new features
8 including multiple file events, one-shot support, and unmount
9 notification.
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.
10
11 For more information, see <file:Documentation/filesystems/inotify.txt>
12
11
12 For more information, see <file:Documentation/filesystems/inotify.txt>
13
13 If unsure, say Y.
14 If unsure, say N.
14
15config INOTIFY_USER
16 bool "Inotify support for userspace"
15
16config INOTIFY_USER
17 bool "Inotify support for userspace"
17 depends on INOTIFY
18 depends on FSNOTIFY
18 default y
19 ---help---
20 Say Y here to enable inotify support for userspace, including the
21 associated system calls. Inotify allows monitoring of both files and
22 directories via a single open fd. Events are read from the file
23 descriptor, which is also select()- and poll()-able.
19 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.
25 Inotify fixes numerous shortcomings in dnotify and introduces several
26 new features including multiple file events, one-shot support, and
27 unmount notification.
24
25 For more information, see <file:Documentation/filesystems/inotify.txt>
26
27 If unsure, say Y.
28
29 For more information, see <file:Documentation/filesystems/inotify.txt>
30
31 If unsure, say Y.