linux-kernel - Re: [RFC] 0/11 fanotify: fscking all notifiction and file access system (intended for antivirus scanning and file indexers)

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Message-ID: <20081006150858.GA1380@ucw.cz>
Date:	Mon, 6 Oct 2008 17:09:50 +0200
From:	Pavel Machek <pavel@...e.cz>
To:	Alan Cox <alan@...rguk.ukuu.org.uk>
Cc:	david@...g.hm, Eric Paris <eparis@...hat.com>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, malware-list@...ts.printk.net,
	arjan@...radead.org, bunk@...nel.org, tytso@....edu,
	tvrtko.ursulin@...hos.com, hch@...radead.org, andi@...stfloor.org,
	viro@...IV.linux.org.uk, peterz@...radead.org,
	Jonathan.Press@...com, riel@...hat.com
Subject: Re: [RFC] 0/11 fanotify: fscking all notifiction and file access
	system (intended for antivirus scanning and file indexers)

Hi!

> > sending a message out for every READ/WRITE seems like it will generate a 
> > LOT of messages, and very few will be ones that anyone cares about.
> 
> On read there isn't much point anyway, on write if you simply send one,
> save an event counter number and don't send another until the last one is
> cleared it all works well. When the last event is cleared if another
> event has occurred then the event counter will have changed so you know
> to send one immediately, if the app doesn't want to receive them for a
> while it can just hang onto the event for a minute or two before clearing
> it.

Actually both read and write seems useless, as both can be bypassed by
mmap...?

								Pavel 

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