https://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=76851 --- Comment #6 from Heinrich Schuchardt <xypron.glpk@xxxxxx> --- Watch descriptor IDs are returned by inotify_add_watch. When calling inotify_rm_watch an IN_IGNORE is placed on the inotify queue pointing to the ID of the removed watch. inotify_add_watch should not return a watch descriptor ID for which events are still on the queue but should return an unused ID. Unfortunately the existing Kernel code does not provide such a guarantee. Actually in rare cases watch descriptor IDs are returned by inotify_add_watch for which events are still on the inotify queue. I verified the problem exists with the appended test program (test_wd_reuse.c). -- You are receiving this mail because: You are watching the assignee of the bug. -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-man" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
