linux-kernel - Re: [RFC PATCH -v4 11/14] fsnotify: include pathnames with entries when possible

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Message-ID: <20081213031920.GG807@ioremap.net>
Date:	Sat, 13 Dec 2008 06:19:20 +0300
From:	Evgeniy Polyakov <zbr@...emap.net>
To:	Eric Paris <eparis@...hat.com>
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, a.p.zijlstra@...llo.nl,
	viro@...IV.linux.org.uk, hch@...radead.org,
	akpm@...ux-foundation.org, alan@...rguk.ukuu.org.uk
Subject: Re: [RFC PATCH -v4 11/14] fsnotify: include pathnames with entries when possible

On Fri, Dec 12, 2008 at 04:52:12PM -0500, Eric Paris (eparis@...hat.com) wrote:
> When inotify wants to send events to a directory about a child it includes
> the name of the original file.  This patch collects that filename and makes
> it available for notification.

What about extending fsnotify with attributes so that there would be no
problems extending it with new events and data sent to userspace?


-- 
	Evgeniy Polyakov
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