The fanotify and the inotify API can used to monitor changes of the file system. System call fallocate modifies files. Hence it should trigger the corresponding fanotify (FAN_MODIFY) and inotify (IN_MODIFY) events. This patch adds the missing call to fsnotify_modify. Signed-off-by: Heinrich Schuchardt <xypron.glpk@xxxxxx> --- fs/open.c | 5 +++++ 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+) diff --git a/fs/open.c b/fs/open.c index d6fd3ac..03aa8e5 100644 --- a/fs/open.c +++ b/fs/open.c @@ -295,6 +295,11 @@ int do_fallocate(struct file *file, int mode, loff_t offset, loff_t len) sb_start_write(inode->i_sb); ret = file->f_op->fallocate(file, mode, offset, len); + + /* Create inotify and fanotify events. */ + if (ret == 0) + fsnotify_modify(file); + sb_end_write(inode->i_sb); return ret; } -- 2.1.0 -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-fsdevel" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
