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From:   Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
To:     "Eric DeCosta via GitGitGadget" <gitgitgadget@gmail.com>
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Subject: Re: [PATCH 00/12] fsmonitor: Implement fsmonitor for Linux
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Date:   Sun, 09 Oct 2022 15:24:45 -0700
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"Eric DeCosta via GitGitGadget" <gitgitgadget@gmail.com> writes:

> Goal is to deliver fsmonitor for Linux that is on par with fsmonitor for
> Windows and Mac OS.
>
> This patch set builds upon previous work for done for Windows and Mac OS
> (first 6 patches) ...

For those who are watching from sidelines...

The Windows part is already in Git 2.38; the changes needed for
macOS are already in 'next' and the first 6 patches in this 12-patch
series are identical to them.  The patches 7-12 are new.

> to implement a fsmonitor back-end for Linux based on the
> Linux inotify API. inotify differs significantly from the equivalent Windows
> and Mac OS APIs in that a watch must be registered for every directory of
> interest (rather than a singular watch at the root of the directory tree)
> and special care must be taken to handle directory renames correctly.