Re: inotify, new idea?

From: Richard Weinberger
Date: Mon May 26 2014 - 03:07:27 EST


Am 26.05.2014 01:46, schrieb Marian Marinov:
> Have anyone of you looked at this: https://github.com/1and1/linux-filemon/
>
> I haven't stress tested it, but in the past I ported it to more recent kernels:
> https://github.com/hackman/filemon-patches
>
> It is not polished, but it works.
>
> I'm considering fixing some of the issues at has for use in my home setup.

Well, the patch itself has documented its major flaw:
+ * WARNING! This patch has been designed as EXPERIMENTAL. Its usage
+ * is DANGEROUS, because some filesystems could get exhausted by the
+ * masses of ORPHAN INODES!

Thanks,
//richard

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