Re: [PATCH] sys_execve and sys_uselib do not call into fsnotify

[KOSAKI Motohiro]

> On Wed, 17 Dec 2008 13:53:20 -0500
> Eric Paris <eparis@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> 
> > sys_execve and sys_uselib do not call into fsnotify so inotify does not get
> > open events for these types of syscalls.  This patch simply makes the
> > requisite fsnotify calls.
> 
> These two functions are grovelling around in pretty low-level fs
> operations.  One wonders whether they could be converted (ie: cleaned
> up) to use do_sys_open() or some other such higher-level thing.
> 
> That way, this fsnotify bug would be magically fixed, too.

hmm..

In current implementaion, do_sys_open() call fd_install().
then, it cause /proc/{pid}/fd entry change. iow, compatibility break.

Yup, it is fixable. but I think Eric's implementation is simpler.



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