On Wed, Nov 13, 2024 at 12:48 AM Linus Torvalds <torvalds@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > On Tue, 12 Nov 2024 at 15:06, Amir Goldstein <amir73il@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > > I am fine not optimizing out the legacy FS_ACCESS_PERM event > > and just making sure not to add new bad code, if that is what you prefer > > and I also am fine with using two FMODE_ flags if that is prefered. > > So iirc we do have a handful of FMODE flags left. Not many, but I do > think a new one would be fine. > Maybe I could use just this one bit, but together with the existing FMODE_NONOTIFY bit, I get 4 modes, which correspond to the highest watching priority: FMODE_NOTIFY_HSM (pre-content and all the rest) FMODE_NOTIFY_PERM (permission and async) FMODE_NOTIFY_NORMAL (only async events) FMODE_NOTIFY_NONE (no events) Thanks, Amir.
