2 * Inode based directory notification for Linux
4 * Copyright (C) 2005 John McCutchan
7 #ifndef _LINUX_INOTIFY_H
8 #define _LINUX_INOTIFY_H
10 #include <linux/types.h>
13 * struct inotify_event - structure read from the inotify device for each event
15 * When you are watching a directory, you will receive the filename for events
16 * such as IN_CREATE, IN_DELETE, IN_OPEN, IN_CLOSE, ..., relative to the wd.
18 struct inotify_event {
19 __s32 wd; /* watch descriptor */
20 __u32 mask; /* watch mask */
21 __u32 cookie; /* cookie to synchronize two events */
22 __u32 len; /* length (including nulls) of name */
23 char name[0]; /* stub for possible name */
26 /* the following are legal, implemented events that user-space can watch for */
27 #define IN_ACCESS 0x00000001 /* File was accessed */
28 #define IN_MODIFY 0x00000002 /* File was modified */
29 #define IN_ATTRIB 0x00000004 /* Metadata changed */
30 #define IN_CLOSE_WRITE 0x00000008 /* Writtable file was closed */
31 #define IN_CLOSE_NOWRITE 0x00000010 /* Unwrittable file closed */
32 #define IN_OPEN 0x00000020 /* File was opened */
33 #define IN_MOVED_FROM 0x00000040 /* File was moved from X */
34 #define IN_MOVED_TO 0x00000080 /* File was moved to Y */
35 #define IN_CREATE 0x00000100 /* Subfile was created */
36 #define IN_DELETE 0x00000200 /* Subfile was deleted */
37 #define IN_DELETE_SELF 0x00000400 /* Self was deleted */
38 #define IN_MOVE_SELF 0x00000800 /* Self was moved */
40 /* the following are legal events. they are sent as needed to any watch */
41 #define IN_UNMOUNT 0x00002000 /* Backing fs was unmounted */
42 #define IN_Q_OVERFLOW 0x00004000 /* Event queued overflowed */
43 #define IN_IGNORED 0x00008000 /* File was ignored */
46 #define IN_CLOSE (IN_CLOSE_WRITE | IN_CLOSE_NOWRITE) /* close */
47 #define IN_MOVE (IN_MOVED_FROM | IN_MOVED_TO) /* moves */
50 #define IN_ONLYDIR 0x01000000 /* only watch the path if it is a directory */
51 #define IN_DONT_FOLLOW 0x02000000 /* don't follow a sym link */
52 #define IN_MASK_ADD 0x20000000 /* add to the mask of an already existing watch */
53 #define IN_ISDIR 0x40000000 /* event occurred against dir */
54 #define IN_ONESHOT 0x80000000 /* only send event once */
57 * All of the events - we build the list by hand so that we can add flags in
58 * the future and not break backward compatibility. Apps will get only the
59 * events that they originally wanted. Be sure to add new events here!
61 #define IN_ALL_EVENTS (IN_ACCESS | IN_MODIFY | IN_ATTRIB | IN_CLOSE_WRITE | \
62 IN_CLOSE_NOWRITE | IN_OPEN | IN_MOVED_FROM | \
63 IN_MOVED_TO | IN_DELETE | IN_CREATE | IN_DELETE_SELF | \
68 #include <linux/dcache.h>
70 #include <linux/config.h>
74 extern void inotify_d_instantiate(struct dentry *, struct inode *);
75 extern void inotify_d_move(struct dentry *);
76 extern void inotify_inode_queue_event(struct inode *, __u32, __u32,
78 extern void inotify_dentry_parent_queue_event(struct dentry *, __u32, __u32,
80 extern void inotify_unmount_inodes(struct list_head *);
81 extern void inotify_inode_is_dead(struct inode *);
82 extern u32 inotify_get_cookie(void);
86 static inline void inotify_d_instantiate(struct dentry *dentry,
91 static inline void inotify_d_move(struct dentry *dentry)
95 static inline void inotify_inode_queue_event(struct inode *inode,
96 __u32 mask, __u32 cookie,
101 static inline void inotify_dentry_parent_queue_event(struct dentry *dentry,
102 __u32 mask, __u32 cookie,
103 const char *filename)
107 static inline void inotify_unmount_inodes(struct list_head *list)
111 static inline void inotify_inode_is_dead(struct inode *inode)
115 static inline u32 inotify_get_cookie(void)
120 #endif /* CONFIG_INOTIFY */
122 #endif /* __KERNEL __ */
124 #endif /* _LINUX_INOTIFY_H */