On Wed, May 29, 2019 at 04:25:04PM +0200, Jan Kara wrote:

quoted

I am not asking that you implement fs_notify() before merging sb_notify()
and I understand that you have a use case for sb_notify().
I am asking that you show me the path towards a unified API (how a
typical program would look like), so that we know before merging your
new API that it could be extended to accommodate fsnotify events
where the final result will look wholesome to users.

Are you sure we want to combine notification about file changes etc. with
administrator-type notifications about the filesystem? To me these two
sound like rather different (although sometimes related) things.

This patchset is looking to create a "generic" kernel notification
system, so I think the question is valid.  It's up to the requestor to
ask for the specific type of notification.

thanks,

greg k-h