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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"

	bool "Inotify file change notification support"

	default y

	default y

	---help---

	---help---

	  Say Y here to enable inotify support and the /dev/inotify character

	  Say Y here to enable inotify support and the associated system

	  device.  Inotify is a file change notification system and a

	  calls.  Inotify is a file change notification system and a

	  replacement for dnotify.  Inotify fixes numerous shortcomings in

	  replacement for dnotify.  Inotify fixes numerous shortcomings in

	  dnotify and introduces several new features.  It allows monitoring

	  dnotify and introduces several new features.  It allows monitoring

	  of both files and directories via a single open fd.  Multiple file

	  of both files and directories via a single open fd.  Other features

	  events are supported.

	  include multiple file events, one-shot support, and unmount

	  notification.



	  For more information, see Documentation/filesystems/inotify.txt





	  If unsure, say Y.

	  If unsure, say Y.