fs/notify/inotify/Kconfig

   1 config INOTIFY
   2         bool "Inotify file change notification support"
   3         default y
   4         ---help---
   5           Say Y here to enable inotify support.  Inotify is a file change
   6           notification system and a replacement for dnotify.  Inotify fixes
   7           numerous shortcomings in dnotify and introduces several new features
   8           including multiple file events, one-shot support, and unmount
   9           notification.
  10
  11           For more information, see <file:Documentation/filesystems/inotify.txt>
  12
  13           If unsure, say Y.
  14
  15 config INOTIFY_USER
  16         bool "Inotify support for userspace"
  17         depends on INOTIFY
  18         default y
  19         ---help---
  20           Say Y here to enable inotify support for userspace, including the
  21           associated system calls.  Inotify allows monitoring of both files and
  22           directories via a single open fd.  Events are read from the file
  23           descriptor, which is also select()- and poll()-able.
  24
  25           For more information, see <file:Documentation/filesystems/inotify.txt>
  26
  27           If unsure, say Y.