On Wed, May 29, 2019 at 04:25:04PM +0200, Jan Kara wrote: > > I am not asking that you implement fs_notify() before merging sb_notify() > > and I understand that you have a use case for sb_notify(). > > I am asking that you show me the path towards a unified API (how a > > typical program would look like), so that we know before merging your > > new API that it could be extended to accommodate fsnotify events > > where the final result will look wholesome to users. > > Are you sure we want to combine notification about file changes etc. with > administrator-type notifications about the filesystem? To me these two > sound like rather different (although sometimes related) things. This patchset is looking to create a "generic" kernel notification system, so I think the question is valid. It's up to the requestor to ask for the specific type of notification. thanks, greg k-h
