/* * Inode based directory notification for Linux * * Copyright (C) 2005 John McCutchan */ #ifndef _LINUX_INOTIFY_H #define _LINUX_INOTIFY_H #include #include #include /* * struct inotify_event - structure read from the inotify device for each event * * When you are watching a directory, you will receive the filename for events * such as IN_CREATE, IN_DELETE, IN_OPEN, IN_CLOSE, ..., relative to the wd. */ struct inotify_event { __s32 wd; /* watch descriptor */ __u32 mask; /* watch mask */ __u32 cookie; /* cookie to synchronize two events */ __u32 len; /* length (including nulls) of name */ char name[0]; /* stub for possible name */ }; /* * struct inotify_watch_request - represents a watch request * * Pass to the inotify device via the INOTIFY_WATCH ioctl */ struct inotify_watch_request { char *name; /* filename name */ __u32 mask; /* event mask */ }; /* the following are legal, implemented events */ #define IN_ACCESS 0x00000001 /* File was accessed */ #define IN_MODIFY 0x00000002 /* File was modified */ #define IN_ATTRIB 0x00000004 /* File changed attributes */ #define IN_CLOSE_WRITE 0x00000008 /* Writtable file was closed */ #define IN_CLOSE_NOWRITE 0x00000010 /* Unwrittable file closed */ #define IN_OPEN 0x00000020 /* File was opened */ #define IN_MOVED_FROM 0x00000040 /* File was moved from X */ #define IN_MOVED_TO 0x00000080 /* File was moved to Y */ #define IN_DELETE_SUBDIR 0x00000100 /* Subdir was deleted */ #define IN_DELETE_FILE 0x00000200 /* Subfile was deleted */ #define IN_CREATE_SUBDIR 0x00000400 /* Subdir was created */ #define IN_CREATE_FILE 0x00000800 /* Subfile was created */ #define IN_DELETE_SELF 0x00001000 /* Self was deleted */ #define IN_UNMOUNT 0x00002000 /* Backing fs was unmounted */ #define IN_Q_OVERFLOW 0x00004000 /* Event queued overflowed */ #define IN_IGNORED 0x00008000 /* File was ignored */ /* special flags */ #define IN_ALL_EVENTS 0xffffffff /* All the events */ #define IN_CLOSE (IN_CLOSE_WRITE | IN_CLOSE_NOWRITE) #define INOTIFY_IOCTL_MAGIC 'Q' #define INOTIFY_IOCTL_MAXNR 2 #define INOTIFY_WATCH _IOR(INOTIFY_IOCTL_MAGIC, 1, struct inotify_watch_request) #define INOTIFY_IGNORE _IOR(INOTIFY_IOCTL_MAGIC, 2, int) #ifdef __KERNEL__ #include #include #include #include #ifdef CONFIG_INOTIFY extern void inotify_inode_queue_event(struct inode *, __u32, __u32, const char *); extern void inotify_dentry_parent_queue_event(struct dentry *, __u32, __u32, const char *); extern void inotify_super_block_umount(struct super_block *); extern void inotify_inode_is_dead(struct inode *); extern u32 inotify_get_cookie(void); #else static inline void inotify_inode_queue_event(struct inode *inode, __u32 mask, __u32 cookie, const char *filename) { } static inline void inotify_dentry_parent_queue_event(struct dentry *dentry, __u32 mask, __u32 cookie, const char *filename) { } static inline void inotify_super_block_umount(struct super_block *sb) { } static inline void inotify_inode_is_dead(struct inode *inode) { } static inline u32 inotify_get_cookie(void) { return 0; } #endif /* CONFIG_INOTIFY */ #endif /* __KERNEL __ */ #endif /* _LINUX_INOTIFY_H */