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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>
Robert Love 20 年之前
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      fs/Kconfig

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fs/Kconfig

@@ -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
-	  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
 	  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
-	  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.
 	  If unsure, say Y.