From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Evgeniy Polyakov Subject: Re: [take 3] Use pid in inotify events. Date: Fri, 21 Nov 2008 17:03:25 +0300 Message-ID: <20081121140325.GA12384@ioremap.net> References: <20081116232450.GA13547@ioremap.net> <20081117171508.GA564@ioremap.net> <20081117175212.GA2224@ioremap.net> <20081120130902.GA1408@ucw.cz> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Return-path: Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20081120130902.GA1408-+ZI9xUNit7I@public.gmane.org> Sender: linux-api-owner-u79uwXL29TY76Z2rM5mHXA@public.gmane.org To: Pavel Machek Cc: mtk.manpages-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org, Robert Love , linux-api-u79uwXL29TY76Z2rM5mHXA@public.gmane.org, linux-kernel-u79uwXL29TY76Z2rM5mHXA@public.gmane.org, Andrew Morton , Christoph Hellwig List-Id: linux-api@vger.kernel.org On Thu, Nov 20, 2008 at 02:09:03PM +0100, Pavel Machek (pavel-AlSwsSmVLrQ@public.gmane.org) wrote: > > > It is a minimum functionality extension that serves the needs of one > > > or a few projects, while dirtying the design for all users. > > > > Yes, this is a minimum functionality extension, which breaks nothing. > > That's why it is a good idea, but I agree that there may be better than > > just a good idea and implementation :) > > Breaks nothing?! > > Introducing ugly hack with broken permission check we have to maintain > forever seems like way too much breakage for 14 lines. Apparently you missed the patch itself. Please check it first before making such statements. > > And I actually answered, that this may be a good idea for the new > > project. Although if things work right now no one will ever try to > > change it. It does not work in my case, so I need to invent as simple > > as possible way to fix it. > > 'as simple diff as possible' is pretty bad criterium for kernel > merges. Critics without suggestions is useless. What did you try to say here? You you believe it should be done in a different way, please tell us how you see this should be implemented. -- Evgeniy Polyakov -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-api" in the body of a message to majordomo-u79uwXL29TY76Z2rM5mHXA@public.gmane.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html