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1config 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
15config 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.
28