linux/include/linux/inotify.h
<<
>>
Prefs
   1/*
   2 * Inode based directory notification for Linux
   3 *
   4 * Copyright (C) 2005 John McCutchan
   5 */
   6
   7#ifndef _LINUX_INOTIFY_H
   8#define _LINUX_INOTIFY_H
   9
  10/* For O_CLOEXEC and O_NONBLOCK */
  11#include <linux/fcntl.h>
  12#include <linux/types.h>
  13
  14/*
  15 * struct inotify_event - structure read from the inotify device for each event
  16 *
  17 * When you are watching a directory, you will receive the filename for events
  18 * such as IN_CREATE, IN_DELETE, IN_OPEN, IN_CLOSE, ..., relative to the wd.
  19 */
  20struct inotify_event {
  21        __s32           wd;             /* watch descriptor */
  22        __u32           mask;           /* watch mask */
  23        __u32           cookie;         /* cookie to synchronize two events */
  24        __u32           len;            /* length (including nulls) of name */
  25        char            name[0];        /* stub for possible name */
  26};
  27
  28/* the following are legal, implemented events that user-space can watch for */
  29#define IN_ACCESS               0x00000001      /* File was accessed */
  30#define IN_MODIFY               0x00000002      /* File was modified */
  31#define IN_ATTRIB               0x00000004      /* Metadata changed */
  32#define IN_CLOSE_WRITE          0x00000008      /* Writtable file was closed */
  33#define IN_CLOSE_NOWRITE        0x00000010      /* Unwrittable file closed */
  34#define IN_OPEN                 0x00000020      /* File was opened */
  35#define IN_MOVED_FROM           0x00000040      /* File was moved from X */
  36#define IN_MOVED_TO             0x00000080      /* File was moved to Y */
  37#define IN_CREATE               0x00000100      /* Subfile was created */
  38#define IN_DELETE               0x00000200      /* Subfile was deleted */
  39#define IN_DELETE_SELF          0x00000400      /* Self was deleted */
  40#define IN_MOVE_SELF            0x00000800      /* Self was moved */
  41
  42/* the following are legal events.  they are sent as needed to any watch */
  43#define IN_UNMOUNT              0x00002000      /* Backing fs was unmounted */
  44#define IN_Q_OVERFLOW           0x00004000      /* Event queued overflowed */
  45#define IN_IGNORED              0x00008000      /* File was ignored */
  46
  47/* helper events */
  48#define IN_CLOSE                (IN_CLOSE_WRITE | IN_CLOSE_NOWRITE) /* close */
  49#define IN_MOVE                 (IN_MOVED_FROM | IN_MOVED_TO) /* moves */
  50
  51/* special flags */
  52#define IN_ONLYDIR              0x01000000      /* only watch the path if it is a directory */
  53#define IN_DONT_FOLLOW          0x02000000      /* don't follow a sym link */
  54#define IN_MASK_ADD             0x20000000      /* add to the mask of an already existing watch */
  55#define IN_ISDIR                0x40000000      /* event occurred against dir */
  56#define IN_ONESHOT              0x80000000      /* only send event once */
  57
  58/*
  59 * All of the events - we build the list by hand so that we can add flags in
  60 * the future and not break backward compatibility.  Apps will get only the
  61 * events that they originally wanted.  Be sure to add new events here!
  62 */
  63#define IN_ALL_EVENTS   (IN_ACCESS | IN_MODIFY | IN_ATTRIB | IN_CLOSE_WRITE | \
  64                         IN_CLOSE_NOWRITE | IN_OPEN | IN_MOVED_FROM | \
  65                         IN_MOVED_TO | IN_DELETE | IN_CREATE | IN_DELETE_SELF | \
  66                         IN_MOVE_SELF)
  67
  68/* Flags for sys_inotify_init1.  */
  69#define IN_CLOEXEC O_CLOEXEC
  70#define IN_NONBLOCK O_NONBLOCK
  71
  72#ifdef __KERNEL__
  73
  74#include <linux/dcache.h>
  75#include <linux/fs.h>
  76
  77/*
  78 * struct inotify_watch - represents a watch request on a specific inode
  79 *
  80 * h_list is protected by ih->mutex of the associated inotify_handle.
  81 * i_list, mask are protected by inode->inotify_mutex of the associated inode.
  82 * ih, inode, and wd are never written to once the watch is created.
  83 *
  84 * Callers must use the established inotify interfaces to access inotify_watch
  85 * contents.  The content of this structure is private to the inotify
  86 * implementation.
  87 */
  88struct inotify_watch {
  89        struct list_head        h_list; /* entry in inotify_handle's list */
  90        struct list_head        i_list; /* entry in inode's list */
  91        atomic_t                count;  /* reference count */
  92        struct inotify_handle   *ih;    /* associated inotify handle */
  93        struct inode            *inode; /* associated inode */
  94        __s32                   wd;     /* watch descriptor */
  95        __u32                   mask;   /* event mask for this watch */
  96};
  97
  98struct inotify_operations {
  99        void (*handle_event)(struct inotify_watch *, u32, u32, u32,
 100                             const char *, struct inode *);
 101        void (*destroy_watch)(struct inotify_watch *);
 102};
 103
 104#ifdef CONFIG_INOTIFY
 105
 106/* Kernel API for producing events */
 107
 108extern void inotify_d_instantiate(struct dentry *, struct inode *);
 109extern void inotify_d_move(struct dentry *);
 110extern void inotify_inode_queue_event(struct inode *, __u32, __u32,
 111                                      const char *, struct inode *);
 112extern void inotify_dentry_parent_queue_event(struct dentry *, __u32, __u32,
 113                                              const char *);
 114extern void inotify_unmount_inodes(struct list_head *);
 115extern void inotify_inode_is_dead(struct inode *);
 116extern u32 inotify_get_cookie(void);
 117
 118/* Kernel Consumer API */
 119
 120extern struct inotify_handle *inotify_init(const struct inotify_operations *);
 121extern void inotify_init_watch(struct inotify_watch *);
 122extern void inotify_destroy(struct inotify_handle *);
 123extern __s32 inotify_find_watch(struct inotify_handle *, struct inode *,
 124                                struct inotify_watch **);
 125extern __s32 inotify_find_update_watch(struct inotify_handle *, struct inode *,
 126                                       u32);
 127extern __s32 inotify_add_watch(struct inotify_handle *, struct inotify_watch *,
 128                               struct inode *, __u32);
 129extern __s32 inotify_clone_watch(struct inotify_watch *, struct inotify_watch *);
 130extern void inotify_evict_watch(struct inotify_watch *);
 131extern int inotify_rm_watch(struct inotify_handle *, struct inotify_watch *);
 132extern int inotify_rm_wd(struct inotify_handle *, __u32);
 133extern void inotify_remove_watch_locked(struct inotify_handle *,
 134                                        struct inotify_watch *);
 135extern void get_inotify_watch(struct inotify_watch *);
 136extern void put_inotify_watch(struct inotify_watch *);
 137extern int pin_inotify_watch(struct inotify_watch *);
 138extern void unpin_inotify_watch(struct inotify_watch *);
 139
 140#else
 141
 142static inline void inotify_d_instantiate(struct dentry *dentry,
 143                                        struct inode *inode)
 144{
 145}
 146
 147static inline void inotify_d_move(struct dentry *dentry)
 148{
 149}
 150
 151static inline void inotify_inode_queue_event(struct inode *inode,
 152                                             __u32 mask, __u32 cookie,
 153                                             const char *filename,
 154                                             struct inode *n_inode)
 155{
 156}
 157
 158static inline void inotify_dentry_parent_queue_event(struct dentry *dentry,
 159                                                     __u32 mask, __u32 cookie,
 160                                                     const char *filename)
 161{
 162}
 163
 164static inline void inotify_unmount_inodes(struct list_head *list)
 165{
 166}
 167
 168static inline void inotify_inode_is_dead(struct inode *inode)
 169{
 170}
 171
 172static inline u32 inotify_get_cookie(void)
 173{
 174        return 0;
 175}
 176
 177static inline struct inotify_handle *inotify_init(const struct inotify_operations *ops)
 178{
 179        return ERR_PTR(-EOPNOTSUPP);
 180}
 181
 182static inline void inotify_init_watch(struct inotify_watch *watch)
 183{
 184}
 185
 186static inline void inotify_destroy(struct inotify_handle *ih)
 187{
 188}
 189
 190static inline __s32 inotify_find_watch(struct inotify_handle *ih, struct inode *inode,
 191                                       struct inotify_watch **watchp)
 192{
 193        return -EOPNOTSUPP;
 194}
 195
 196static inline __s32 inotify_find_update_watch(struct inotify_handle *ih,
 197                                              struct inode *inode, u32 mask)
 198{
 199        return -EOPNOTSUPP;
 200}
 201
 202static inline __s32 inotify_add_watch(struct inotify_handle *ih,
 203                                      struct inotify_watch *watch,
 204                                      struct inode *inode, __u32 mask)
 205{
 206        return -EOPNOTSUPP;
 207}
 208
 209static inline int inotify_rm_watch(struct inotify_handle *ih,
 210                                   struct inotify_watch *watch)
 211{
 212        return -EOPNOTSUPP;
 213}
 214
 215static inline int inotify_rm_wd(struct inotify_handle *ih, __u32 wd)
 216{
 217        return -EOPNOTSUPP;
 218}
 219
 220static inline void inotify_remove_watch_locked(struct inotify_handle *ih,
 221                                               struct inotify_watch *watch)
 222{
 223}
 224
 225static inline void get_inotify_watch(struct inotify_watch *watch)
 226{
 227}
 228
 229static inline void put_inotify_watch(struct inotify_watch *watch)
 230{
 231}
 232
 233extern inline int pin_inotify_watch(struct inotify_watch *watch)
 234{
 235        return 0;
 236}
 237
 238extern inline void unpin_inotify_watch(struct inotify_watch *watch)
 239{
 240}
 241
 242#endif  /* CONFIG_INOTIFY */
 243
 244#endif  /* __KERNEL __ */
 245
 246#endif  /* _LINUX_INOTIFY_H */
 247