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authorRobert Love <rml@novell.com>2005-08-04 16:07:08 -0400
committerLinus Torvalds <torvalds@g5.osdl.org>2005-08-04 16:11:15 -0400
commit3de11748c1b312833e8a148ab7ec47669ecc99dc (patch)
treeedbec32248719b952fcaaf8f8e6c35371ce5343c
parent94efe72f762e2c147d8146d637d5ece5614c8d94 (diff)
[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>
-rw-r--r--fs/Kconfig11
1 files changed, 7 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/fs/Kconfig b/fs/Kconfig
index 5d0c4be43dba..e54be7058359 100644
--- a/fs/Kconfig
+++ b/fs/Kconfig
@@ -363,12 +363,15 @@ config INOTIFY
363 bool "Inotify file change notification support" 363 bool "Inotify file change notification support"
364 default y 364 default y
365 ---help--- 365 ---help---
366 Say Y here to enable inotify support and the /dev/inotify character 366 Say Y here to enable inotify support and the associated system
367 device. Inotify is a file change notification system and a 367 calls. Inotify is a file change notification system and a
368 replacement for dnotify. Inotify fixes numerous shortcomings in 368 replacement for dnotify. Inotify fixes numerous shortcomings in
369 dnotify and introduces several new features. It allows monitoring 369 dnotify and introduces several new features. It allows monitoring
370 of both files and directories via a single open fd. Multiple file 370 of both files and directories via a single open fd. Other features
371 events are supported. 371 include multiple file events, one-shot support, and unmount
372 notification.
373
374 For more information, see Documentation/filesystems/inotify.txt
372 375
373 If unsure, say Y. 376 If unsure, say Y.
374 377