linux-kernel - Re: A desktop environment[1] kernel wishlist

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Message-ID: <CABaUXi46XfhAAV27=09A1HPXCEMj5s67ckgRCgpQt6=qY-uOjg@mail.gmail.com>
Date:	Mon, 27 Oct 2014 20:11:06 +0400
From:	"Sergey \"Shnatsel\" Davidoff" <sergey@...mentaryos.org>
To:	Heinrich Schuchardt <xypron.glpk@....de>
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, Jan Kara <jack@...e.cz>,
	Bastien Nocera <hadess@...ess.net>
Subject: Re: A desktop environment[1] kernel wishlist

> When I read your wish, I guess adding the capability to watch mounts with
> inotify would satisfy your needs. Would you agree?

The problem with inotify is that it's very inefficient for monitoring
hundreds of thousands of files, which is a fairly common case on the
desktop. I cannot see how support for watching mounts would fix that.

-- 
Sergey "Shnatsel" Davidoff
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