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authorRobert Love <rml@novell.com>2005-08-04 13:07:08 -0700
committerLinus Torvalds <torvalds@g5.osdl.org>2005-08-04 13:11:15 -0700
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[PATCH] inotify: update help text
The inotify help text still refers to the character device. Update it. Fixes kernel bug #4993. Signed-off-by: Robert Love <rml@novell.com> Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@osdl.org> Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@osdl.org>
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diff --git a/fs/Kconfig b/fs/Kconfig
index 5d0c4be43dba..e54be7058359 100644
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+++ b/fs/Kconfig
@@ -363,12 +363,15 @@ config INOTIFY
bool "Inotify file change notification support"
default y
---help---
- Say Y here to enable inotify support and the /dev/inotify character
- device. Inotify is a file change notification system and a
+ Say Y here to enable inotify support and the associated system
+ calls. Inotify is a file change notification system and a
replacement for dnotify. Inotify fixes numerous shortcomings in
dnotify and introduces several new features. It allows monitoring
- of both files and directories via a single open fd. Multiple file
- events are supported.
+ of both files and directories via a single open fd. Other features
+ include multiple file events, one-shot support, and unmount
+ notification.
+
+ For more information, see Documentation/filesystems/inotify.txt
If unsure, say Y.
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