| # SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only |
| config INOTIFY_USER |
| bool "Inotify support for userspace" |
| select FSNOTIFY |
| default y |
| ---help--- |
| Say Y here to enable inotify support for userspace, including the |
| associated system calls. Inotify allows monitoring of both files and |
| directories via a single open fd. Events are read from the file |
| descriptor, which is also select()- and poll()-able. |
| Inotify fixes numerous shortcomings in dnotify and introduces several |
| new features including multiple file events, one-shot support, and |
| unmount notification. |
| |
| For more information, see <file:Documentation/filesystems/inotify.txt> |
| |
| If unsure, say Y. |