On Mon, 29 Sep 2014 00:12:40 +0100 Al Viro <v...@zeniv.linux.org.uk> wrote:
> On Sun, Sep 28, 2014 at 11:09:50PM +0000, Steven Stewart-Gallus wrote: > > Hello, > > > > I can't seem to get inotify to work with special files such as > > /proc/<pid>/task/<tid>/children? I just need to get a simple yes/no > > answer on whether it works for special files or whether I have to try > > a different approach. > > Simple answer: No. Slightly more expanded one: No, and it won't. > Inotify does not work on procfs, sysfs, etc. Doesn't work on > network filesystems either. Don't use it. It was a mistake in the > first place. Why was inotify a mistake? Was it badly implemented, or is the whole concept of userspace being able to monitor filesystem changes basically impossible to do correctly? -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majord...@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
