Re: Question about notify.

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On Mon, Apr 25, 2011 at 4:06 AM, Stef Bon <stefbon@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> 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.

Interesting.  I think notify support is particularly important for network
file systems (to enable user space file managers to see
when files are added/deleted - without having to poll).  Windows
desktop (and even years ago OS/2) have used SMB/CIFS
notifications to refresh open directory listings automatically.


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Thanks,

Steve
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