xref: /linux/fs/notify/inotify/Kconfig (revision a2cce7a9f1b8cc3d4edce106fb971529f1d4d9ce)
1config INOTIFY_USER
2	bool "Inotify support for userspace"
3	select ANON_INODES
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.
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15	  For more information, see <file:Documentation/filesystems/inotify.txt>
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17	  If unsure, say Y.
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