* [patch] inotify: update help text
@ 2005-08-04 13:28 Robert Love
0 siblings, 0 replies; only message in thread
From: Robert Love @ 2005-08-04 13:28 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Linus Torvalds; +Cc: Linux Kernel Mailing List, Mr Morton, The Cutch
The inotify help text still refers to the character device. Update it.
Fixes kernel bug #4993.
Signed-off-by: Robert Love <rml@novell.com>
fs/Kconfig | 11 +++++++----
1 files changed, 7 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)
--- linux-2.6.13-rc3-git8/fs/Kconfig 2005-07-27 10:59:32.000000000 -0400
+++ linux/fs/Kconfig 2005-08-04 09:26:46.000000000 -0400
@@ -363,12 +363,15 @@
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.
^ permalink raw reply [flat|nested] only message in thread
only message in thread, other threads:[~2005-08-04 13:28 UTC | newest]
Thread overview: (only message) (download: mbox.gz follow: Atom feed
-- links below jump to the message on this page --
2005-08-04 13:28 [patch] inotify: update help text Robert Love
This is a public inbox, see mirroring instructions
for how to clone and mirror all data and code used for this inbox