linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] Send IN_ATTRIB events when link count changes

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Date:	Tue, 27 Nov 2007 12:46:40 -0800
From:	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>
To:	Jan Kara <jack@...e.cz>
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, mwelinder@...il.com, rlove@...ve.org,
	John McCutchan <ttb@...tacle.dhs.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] Send IN_ATTRIB events when link count changes

On Mon, 26 Nov 2007 17:27:58 +0100
Jan Kara <jack@...e.cz> wrote:

>   Hi Andrew,
> 
>   would you pick up this patch for testing in -mm? Thanks.
> 
> 								Honza
> 
> -- 
> Jan Kara <jack@...e.cz>
> SUSE Labs, CR
> 
> ---
> 
> Send inotify events to the inode itself when its link count has changed.

Could we have a better changelog please?  What is the reason for making
this change?  What are the before-and-after effects upon inotify clients,
etc?

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