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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: Robert Love <rml@novell.com>
Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@osdl.org>
Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@osdl.org>
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Robert Love 2005-08-04 13:07:08 -07:00 committed by Linus Torvalds
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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.