1config 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 16config INOTIFY_USER 17 bool "Inotify support for userspace" 18 select ANON_INODES 19 select FSNOTIFY 20 default y 21 ---help--- 22 Say Y here to enable inotify support for userspace, including the 23 associated system calls. Inotify allows monitoring of both files and 24 directories via a single open fd. Events are read from the file 25 descriptor, which is also select()- and poll()-able. 26 Inotify fixes numerous shortcomings in dnotify and introduces several 27 new features including multiple file events, one-shot support, and 28 unmount notification. 29 30 For more information, see <file:Documentation/filesystems/inotify.txt> 31 32 If unsure, say Y. 33