| config INOTIFY | |
| bool "Inotify file change notification support" | |
| default y | |
| ---help--- | |
| Say Y here to enable inotify support. Inotify is a file change | |
| notification system and a replacement for dnotify. 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. | |
| config INOTIFY_USER | |
| bool "Inotify support for userspace" | |
| depends on INOTIFY | |
| 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. | |
| For more information, see <file:Documentation/filesystems/inotify.txt> | |
| If unsure, say Y. |