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@@ -1798,10 +1798,11 @@ default compilation environment. =head3 Inotify and Kqueue -When C<inotify (7)> support has been compiled into libev (generally only -available with Linux) and present at runtime, it will be used to speed up -change detection where possible. The inotify descriptor will be created lazily -when the first C<ev_stat> watcher is being started. +When C<inotify (7)> support has been compiled into libev (generally +only available with Linux 2.6.25 or above due to bugs in earlier +implementations) and present at runtime, it will be used to speed up +change detection where possible. The inotify descriptor will be created +lazily when the first C<ev_stat> watcher is being started. Inotify presence does not change the semantics of C<ev_stat> watchers except that changes might be detected earlier, and in some cases, to avoid |