2 bool "Inotify file change notification support"
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
11 For more information, see <file:Documentation/filesystems/inotify.txt>
16 bool "Inotify support for userspace"
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.
25 For more information, see <file:Documentation/filesystems/inotify.txt>