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| -rw-r--r-- | fs/Kconfig | 11 |
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diff --git a/fs/Kconfig b/fs/Kconfig index 5d0c4be43dba..e54be7058359 100644 --- a/fs/Kconfig +++ b/fs/Kconfig @@ -363,12 +363,15 @@ config INOTIFY bool "Inotify file change notification support" default y ---help--- - Say Y here to enable inotify support and the /dev/inotify character - device. Inotify is a file change notification system and a + Say Y here to enable inotify support and the associated system + calls. Inotify is a file change notification system and a replacement for dnotify. Inotify fixes numerous shortcomings in dnotify and introduces several new features. It allows monitoring - of both files and directories via a single open fd. Multiple file - events are supported. + of both files and directories via a single open fd. Other features + include multiple file events, one-shot support, and unmount + notification. + + For more information, see Documentation/filesystems/inotify.txt If unsure, say Y. |