Added docs for the existing and new inotify-related files Signed-off-by: Albert Vaca Cintora <albertvaka@xxxxxxxxx> --- Documentation/sysctl/user.txt | 15 +++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 15 insertions(+) diff --git a/Documentation/sysctl/user.txt b/Documentation/sysctl/user.txt index a5882865836e..99c288d39cf6 100644 --- a/Documentation/sysctl/user.txt +++ b/Documentation/sysctl/user.txt @@ -30,11 +30,26 @@ user namespace does not allow a user to escape their current limits. Currently, these files are in /proc/sys/user: +- current_inotify_watches + + The number of inotify watches in use in the current user namespace. + Calling inotify_add_watch() increases this. + - max_cgroup_namespaces The maximum number of cgroup namespaces that any user in the current user namespace may create. +- max_inotify_instances + + The maximum number of inotify instances that any user in the current + user namespace may create. Calling inotify_init() uses an instance. + +- max_inotify_watches + + The maximum number of inotify watches that any user in the current + user namespace may create. Calling inotify_add_watch() uses a watch. + - max_ipc_namespaces The maximum number of ipc namespaces that any user in the current -- 2.21.0