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authorDaniel Baumann <daniel.baumann@progress-linux.org>2024-04-27 10:05:51 +0000
committerDaniel Baumann <daniel.baumann@progress-linux.org>2024-04-27 10:05:51 +0000
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Adding upstream version 5.10.209.upstream/5.10.209upstream
Signed-off-by: Daniel Baumann <daniel.baumann@progress-linux.org>
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+# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only
+config FANOTIFY
+ bool "Filesystem wide access notification"
+ select FSNOTIFY
+ select EXPORTFS
+ 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.