Re: [malware-list] A few concerns about fanotify implementation.

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> > 3. I read the discussion about how to define paths to scan but anyway.
> > We would prefer to have global listener that was defined in the first
> > version of the interface and mark unnecessary mount points with
> > persistent ignore flags.
> 
> Yeah, but according to Eric there was fierce opposition against global mode
> and hence he dropped it. I personally think anti-global mode arguments are not
> that solid but what can you do.
> 
> I am pursuing another path of trying to add support for mount marks which
> automatically propagate to sub-mounts. That way you can mark root with a mount
> mark and when a new filesystem appears under it it will automatically inherit
> that mark. I have a proof of concept patch which works but needs some
> refactoring to comply with fanotify locking rules. Hopefully it will be
> possible to do it in which case I will post it for review.

It looks good. I can help you with testing the patch.


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