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+config FANOTIFY
+ bool "Filesystem wide access notification"
+ select FSNOTIFY
+ select ANON_INODES
+ 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 managent systems.
+
+ If unsure, say N.