From: Al Viro Subject: Re: PROBLEM: 2.6.35.7 to 3.0 Inotify events missing Date: Sat, 20 Aug 2011 03:01:47 +0100 Message-ID: <20110820020147.GE2203@ZenIV.linux.org.uk> References: <20101018223540.GA20730@gradator.net> <20110819230344.GA24784@gradator.net> <20110819233756.GI11512@jl-vm1.vm.bytemark.co.uk> <20110820012943.GD2203@ZenIV.linux.org.uk> <20110819184311.b094d6b7.rdunlap@xenotime.net> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Cc: Jamie Lokier , Sylvain Rochet , linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, linux-fsdevel@vger.kernel.org, linux-nfs@vger.kernel.org To: Randy Dunlap Return-path: In-Reply-To: <20110819184311.b094d6b7.rdunlap@xenotime.net> Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: On Fri, Aug 19, 2011 at 06:43:11PM -0700, Randy Dunlap wrote: > What do you suggest as a functioning alternative to inotify? Depends on what particular (ab)use do you have in mind...