linux-kernel - Re: inotify regression, missing events

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Date:	Sat, 11 Jul 2009 07:50:19 -0400
From:	Eric Paris <eparis@...hat.com>
To:	Scott James Remnant <scott@...ntu.com>
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: inotify regression, missing events

On Sat, 2009-07-11 at 17:02 +0100, Scott James Remnant wrote:
> Hey folks,
> 
> Looks like there's a regression with inotify since the rewrite to use
> fanotify.  Events are simply missing and not being delivered to
> userspace.
> 
> Here's a simple test case, just compile and run it:

I bet I know exactly what it is (notification.c tail merge code isn't
comparing filename only inode+mask) but I'm walking out of the house.
I'll try my theory later tonight and post a patch.

Stupid Eric, Stupid.

-Eric

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