[Nepomuk] Review Request 109078: Add a base class for the file watcher back-ends

[Gabriel Poesia]

I also think it's worth trying.

However, if the improvements gets implemented in the kernel, would we be
able to use them right away? Because that would (I imagine) require the
most recent kernel versions. Is KDE supposed to support a specific Linux
version?


2013/2/23 Vishesh Handa <me at vhanda.in>

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> On Sat, Feb 23, 2013 at 10:35 PM, Simeon Bird <bladud at gmail.com> wrote:
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>> On 22 February 2013 13:54, Gabriel Poesia <gabriel.poesia at gmail.com>wrote:
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>>> Unfortunately, not even a directory open. If I open the directory using
>>> Dolphin, I get a file open event in the directory and all its files. But
>>> nothing happens if I move a file :P
>>>
>>> Yes, filtering on even type works. And listening only to CLOSE_WRITE
>>> events filtered a large portion of the non-interesting accesses I was
>>> getting here. I hadn't tried that before. But the "directed mode" seems to
>>> not work at all. If I try to watch only a single directory, no matter if I
>>> list it, touch it, delete it or create a file in it, nothing happens. Maybe
>>> I'm just misusing it, but it should be so simple...
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>> Alas. Error on step 0...
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>>> KDirNotify is the dbus notification api which we care about.
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>>>>> Since fanotify requires root access, it really doesn't seem like a
>>>>> viable option.
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>>>>> How about we just stick with just inotify or inotify + kdirwatch? I
>>>>> know a stray move might remove stuff, but it does have significant
>>>>> advantages as well.
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>>> Wait, KDirWatch or KDirNotify? hehe
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>> I had actually misread you the first time...kDirNotify makes a lot more
>> sense :)
>> It seems like it would be fine anywhere where someone isn't going to fire
>> up a terminal.
>> A shame about fanotify though. Alas.
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>> Would anyone object if someone (I can do it if you like) re-opened the
>> thread from a while ago where Martin Steigerwald emailed the kernel people,
>> in the hope of improving inotify? I know its a long shot, but what have we
>> to lose?
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> Go for it!
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>> Thanks
>> Simeon
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> Vishesh Handa
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