Re: [PATCH 0/3] inotify_add_watch_at

[Andrew Morton]

On Wed, 22 Sep 2010 01:16:55 -0400
cdahlin@xxxxxxxxxx wrote:

> I had use for this system call recently when I was trying to monitor a lockfile
> to see when it disappeared. Its semantics are as you'd expect; it has over
> inotify_add_watch what openat(2) has over open(2).
> 
> Currently compile-tested only, and missing hookups for arches I don't have
> around.

When adding new syscalls it's nice to include a testcase for the arch
maintainers, please.  Paste it into the changelog, add a link to it,
etc.

Also please cc linux-arch@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx so they find out about it
earlier.
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