On Mon, Apr 18, 2005 at 08:57:01AM -0500, Justin Conover wrote: > On 4/18/05, Arjan van de Ven <arjanv@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > > > > 4. With all the file-alteration monitor goodness available in modern > > > Linux kernels isn't it about time someone thinks of a better way to > > > maintain an index instead of reading the entire fs? > > > > there is no decent file change monitor available in the linux kernel > > right now; dnotify is a lot but not decent ;) > > > > > Will the redhat kernels move to inotify and will that help out any? > I'm not sure when that/if goes into main kernel tree or not. I doubt the kernels will include inotify before mainline does; it's a user visible interface that isn't set in stone until it is merged, and there's still debate about what the interface should be exactly.