linux-kernel - Re: [take2] Inotify: nested attributes support.

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Message-ID: <492D4560.8000302@davidnewall.com>
Date:	Wed, 26 Nov 2008 23:17:28 +1030
From:	David Newall <davidn@...idnewall.com>
To:	Evgeniy Polyakov <zbr@...emap.net>
CC:	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>, john@...nmccutchan.com,
	arnd@...db.de, mtk.manpages@...il.com, hch@....de, rlove@...ve.org,
	linux-api@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	pavel@...e.cz, Eric Paris <eparis@...hat.com>
Subject: Re: [take2] Inotify: nested attributes support.

Evgeniy Polyakov wrote:
> On Wed, Nov 26, 2008 at 12:15:38AM -0800, Andrew Morton (akpm@...ux-foundation.org) wrote:
>   
>> This still doesn't provide a reason for anyone to be interested in the
>> code!  Why do we want pids in inotify messages?
>>     
>  
> my application has to
> differentiate IO made by itself and any IO made by system (another
> users, crons, whatever else)

I don't think so.  As discussed,
(http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=122735413932519), you already can
differentiate I/O made by local users, so you don't need to modify inotify.

This change violates my first rule of programming: If there's two or
more ways of solving a problem, pick one; don't pick them all.
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