inotify: remove inotify in kernel interface

nothing uses inotify in the kernel, drop it! Signed-off-by: Eric Paris <eparis@redhat.com>
mariux64 · Jul 28, 2010 · 2dfc1ca · 2dfc1ca
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diff --git a/Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt b/Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt
@@ -367,14 +367,6 @@ When:	2.6.33
 Why:	Should be implemented in userspace, policy daemon.
 Who:	Johannes Berg <johannes@sipsolutions.net>
 
----------------------------
-
-What:	CONFIG_INOTIFY
-When:	2.6.33
-Why:	last user (audit) will be converted to the newer more generic
-	and more easily maintained fsnotify subsystem
-Who:	Eric Paris <eparis@redhat.com>
-
 ----------------------------
 
 What:	lock_policy_rwsem_* and unlock_policy_rwsem_* will not be

diff --git a/fs/inode.c b/fs/inode.c
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@
 #include <linux/pagemap.h>
 #include <linux/cdev.h>
 #include <linux/bootmem.h>
-#include <linux/inotify.h>
 #include <linux/fsnotify.h>
 #include <linux/mount.h>
 #include <linux/async.h>
@@ -264,10 +263,6 @@ void inode_init_once(struct inode *inode)
 	INIT_RAW_PRIO_TREE_ROOT(&inode->i_data.i_mmap);
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&inode->i_data.i_mmap_nonlinear);
 	i_size_ordered_init(inode);
-#ifdef CONFIG_INOTIFY
-	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&inode->inotify_watches);
-	mutex_init(&inode->inotify_mutex);
-#endif
 #ifdef CONFIG_FSNOTIFY
 	INIT_HLIST_HEAD(&inode->i_fsnotify_mark_entries);
 #endif
@@ -413,7 +408,6 @@ int invalidate_inodes(struct super_block *sb)
 
 	down_write(&iprune_sem);
 	spin_lock(&inode_lock);
-	inotify_unmount_inodes(&sb->s_inodes);
 	fsnotify_unmount_inodes(&sb->s_inodes);
 	busy = invalidate_list(&sb->s_inodes, &throw_away);
 	spin_unlock(&inode_lock);

diff --git a/fs/notify/inotify/Kconfig b/fs/notify/inotify/Kconfig
@@ -1,18 +1,3 @@
-config INOTIFY
-	bool "Inotify file change notification support"
-	default n
-	---help---
-	  Say Y here to enable legacy in kernel inotify support.  Inotify is a
-	  file change notification system.  It is a replacement for dnotify.
-	  This option only provides the legacy inotify in kernel API.  There
-	  are no in tree kernel users of this interface since it is deprecated.
-	  You only need this if you are loading an out of tree kernel module
-	  that uses inotify.
-
-	  For more information, see <file:Documentation/filesystems/inotify.txt>
-
-	  If unsure, say N.
-
 config INOTIFY_USER
 	bool "Inotify support for userspace"
 	select ANON_INODES

diff --git a/fs/notify/inotify/Makefile b/fs/notify/inotify/Makefile
@@ -1,2 +1 @@
-obj-$(CONFIG_INOTIFY)		+= inotify.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_INOTIFY_USER)	+= inotify_fsnotify.o inotify_user.o