[PATCH] inotify (1/5): split kernel API from userspace support

[GitHub/mt8127/android_kernel_alcatel_ttab.git] / fs / Kconfig

diff --git a/fs/Kconfig b/fs/Kconfig
index f9b5842c8d2de67e6f9258f65fad1fc6207b9242..74f11a23622d44d5d6f6e7c98b4101b9ddb8a3e7 100644 (file)
--- a/fs/Kconfig
+++ b/fs/Kconfig
@@ -393,18 +393,30 @@ config INOTIFY
        bool "Inotify file change notification support"
        default y
        ---help---
-         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.  Other features
-         include multiple file events, one-shot support, and unmount
+         Say Y here to enable inotify support.  Inotify is a file change
+         notification system and a replacement for dnotify.  Inotify fixes
+         numerous shortcomings in dnotify and introduces several new features
+         including multiple file events, one-shot support, and unmount
          notification.
 
          For more information, see Documentation/filesystems/inotify.txt
 
          If unsure, say Y.
 
+config INOTIFY_USER
+       bool "Inotify support for userspace"
+       depends on INOTIFY
+       default y
+       ---help---
+         Say Y here to enable inotify support for userspace, including the
+         associated system calls.  Inotify allows monitoring of both files and
+         directories via a single open fd.  Events are read from the file
+         descriptor, which is also select()- and poll()-able.
+
+         For more information, see Documentation/filesystems/inotify.txt
+
+         If unsure, say Y.
+
 config QUOTA
        bool "Quota support"
        help