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Diffstat (limited to 'fs/notify/inotify/Kconfig')
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1 files changed, 12 insertions, 8 deletions
diff --git a/fs/notify/inotify/Kconfig b/fs/notify/inotify/Kconfig index 44679284102..3e56dbffe72 100644 --- a/fs/notify/inotify/Kconfig +++ b/fs/notify/inotify/Kconfig @@ -1,26 +1,30 @@ config INOTIFY bool "Inotify file change notification support" - default y + default n ---help--- - Say Y here to enable inotify support. Inotify is a file change - notification system and a replacement for dnotify. Inotify fixes - numerous shortcomings in dnotify and introduces several new features - including multiple file events, one-shot support, and unmount - notification. + Say Y here to enable legacy in kernel inotify support. Inotify is a + file change notification system. It is a replacement for dnotify. + This option only provides the legacy inotify in kernel API. There + are no in tree kernel users of this interface since it is deprecated. + You only need this if you are loading an out of tree kernel module + that uses inotify. For more information, see <file:Documentation/filesystems/inotify.txt> - If unsure, say Y. + If unsure, say N. config INOTIFY_USER bool "Inotify support for userspace" - depends on INOTIFY + select FSNOTIFY default y ---help--- Say Y here to enable inotify support for userspace, including the associated system calls. Inotify allows monitoring of both files and directories via a single open fd. Events are read from the file descriptor, which is also select()- and poll()-able. + Inotify fixes numerous shortcomings in dnotify and introduces several + new features including multiple file events, one-shot support, and + unmount notification. For more information, see <file:Documentation/filesystems/inotify.txt> |