Re: Callbacks to userspace from VFS ?

[Jamie Lokier]

Martin Rode wrote:
> I did not look deeper into F_NOTIFY, but if I only get a SIGNAL I don't
> know _what_ has happened (or better on what file something has
> happened). But to process the new / updated files I need the filename.
> If I only learn which directory was updated I still have to find out
> _which_ file is new or was changed.

If you use a real-time signal (number >= SIGRTMIN), then you can find
out which directory was affected.  Look for "siginfo" and SA_SIGINFO.

But you are right that it doesn't tell you which filename is new or was
changed.

-- Jamie