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Commit 3de11748 authored by Robert Love's avatar Robert Love Committed by Linus Torvalds
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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: default avatarRobert Love <rml@novell.com>
Signed-off-by: default avatarAndrew Morton <akpm@osdl.org>
Signed-off-by: default avatarLinus Torvalds <torvalds@osdl.org>
parent 94efe72f

fs/Kconfig

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@@ -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.