Hi, some of you may already know I'm busy with this, I've posted here before and at other places about this topic. see: http://marc.info/?l=linux-fsdevel&m=130052497829681&w=2 In short, I want to make fs's like my FUSE fs and cifs handle inotify request, done on userspace. For my fs it would really make it more consistent when it's able to handle inotify. The idea is that when notify watch is set on an inode, part of a mounted fs, the fs (FUSE fs or cifs or ....) is notified by the VFS that a watch is set on an inode. So here the VFS should inform the fs somehowe. Next, it's up to the fs to handle this. Ignore is one, another is to set a inotify watch on the backend when dealing with a simple overlay FUSE fs, or forwarding to the backend (server) with cifs. It's also up to the fs to get events back to the VFS. So the VFS should listen somehow to incoming events coming from the fs for that inode. I've been thinking that an userspace daemon like gamin is the way to go, but that's not ideal. The fact that a watch is set on a inode is very usefull for my fs. I would very much like to know what your opinion is. Is this doable? I know that - like said in the message on linux-fsdevel - other projects like NFS - are also be of interest. If so I will contact them also. Stef -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-cifs" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
