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