Manual of proc_sys_fs_inotify(5)

NAME

/proc/sys/fs/inotify/ - kernel variables related to inotify

SYNOPSIS

/proc/sys/fs/inotify/

DESCRIPTION

This directory contains files that can be used to limit the amount of kernel memory consumed by the inotify(7) interface.

/proc/sys/fs/inotify/max_queued_events

The value in this file is used when an application calls inotify_init(2) to set an upper limit on the number of events that can be queued to the corresponding inotify instance. Events in excess of this limit are dropped, but an IN_Q_OVERFLOW event is always generated.

/proc/sys/fs/inotify/max_user_instances

This specifies an upper limit on the number of inotify instances that can be created per real user ID.

/proc/sys/fs/inotify/max_user_watches

This specifies an upper limit on the number of watches that can be created per real user ID.

HISTORY

Linux 2.6.13.

SEE ALSO

proc_sys_fs(5), inotify(7)