config FANOTIFY bool "Filesystem wide access notification" select FSNOTIFY default n ---help--- Say Y here to enable fanotify support. fanotify is a file access notification system which differs from inotify in that it sends an open file descriptor to the userspace listener along with the event. If unsure, say Y. config FANOTIFY_ACCESS_PERMISSIONS bool "fanotify permissions checking" depends on FANOTIFY depends on SECURITY default n ---help--- Say Y here is you want fanotify listeners to be able to make permissions decisions concerning filesystem events. This is used by some fanotify listeners which need to scan files before allowing the system access to use those files. This is used by some anti-malware vendors and by some hierarchical storage management systems. If unsure, say N.