Re: [PATCH 00/12] fsmonitor: Implement fsmonitor for Linux

From: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Date: Oct 9, 2022, 22:24 UTC
Message-ID: <xmqqsfjw63f6.fsf@gitster.g>
In-Reply-To: <pull.1352.git.git.1665326258.gitgitgadget@gmail.com>

"Eric DeCosta via GitGitGadget" <gitgitgadget@gmail.com> writes:

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> Goal is to deliver fsmonitor for Linux that is on par with fsmonitor for
> Windows and Mac OS.
>
> This patch set builds upon previous work for done for Windows and Mac OS
> (first 6 patches) ...

For those who are watching from sidelines...

The Windows part is already in Git 2.38; the changes needed for macOS are already in 'next' and the first 6 patches in this 12-patch series are identical to them. The patches 7-12 are new.

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> to implement a fsmonitor back-end for Linux based on the
> Linux inotify API. inotify differs significantly from the equivalent Windows
> and Mac OS APIs in that a watch must be registered for every directory of
> interest (rather than a singular watch at the root of the directory tree)
> and special care must be taken to handle directory renames correctly.