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