fs/notify/inotify/Kconfig

   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
  12           For more information, see <file:Documentation/filesystems/inotify.txt>
  13
  14           If unsure, say N.
  15
  16 config INOTIFY_USER
  17         bool "Inotify support for userspace"
  18         select FSNOTIFY
  19         default y
  20         ---help---
  21           Say Y here to enable inotify support for userspace, including the
  22           associated system calls.  Inotify allows monitoring of both files and
  23           directories via a single open fd.  Events are read from the file
  24           descriptor, which is also select()- and poll()-able.
  25           Inotify fixes numerous shortcomings in dnotify and introduces several
  26           new features including multiple file events, one-shot support, and
  27           unmount notification.
  28
  29           For more information, see <file:Documentation/filesystems/inotify.txt>
  30
  31           If unsure, say Y.