include/linux/inotify.h

   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 #include <linux/types.h>
  11
  12 /*
  13  * struct inotify_event - structure read from the inotify device for each event
  14  *
  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.
  17  */
  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 */
  24 };
  25
  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 */
  39
  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 */
  44
  45 /* helper events */
  46 #define IN_CLOSE                (IN_CLOSE_WRITE | IN_CLOSE_NOWRITE) /* close */
  47 #define IN_MOVE                 (IN_MOVED_FROM | IN_MOVED_TO) /* moves */
  48
  49 /* special flags */
  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 */
  55
  56 /*
  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!
  60  */
  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 | \
  64                          IN_MOVE_SELF)
  65
  66 #ifdef __KERNEL__
  67
  68 #include <linux/dcache.h>
  69 #include <linux/fs.h>
  70 #include <linux/config.h>
  71
  72 #ifdef CONFIG_INOTIFY
  73
  74 extern void inotify_inode_queue_event(struct inode *, __u32, __u32,
  75                                       const char *);
  76 extern void inotify_dentry_parent_queue_event(struct dentry *, __u32, __u32,
  77                                               const char *);
  78 extern void inotify_unmount_inodes(struct list_head *);
  79 extern void inotify_inode_is_dead(struct inode *);
  80 extern u32 inotify_get_cookie(void);
  81
  82 #else
  83
  84 static inline void inotify_inode_queue_event(struct inode *inode,
  85                                              __u32 mask, __u32 cookie,
  86                                              const char *filename)
  87 {
  88 }
  89
  90 static inline void inotify_dentry_parent_queue_event(struct dentry *dentry,
  91                                                      __u32 mask, __u32 cookie,
  92                                                      const char *filename)
  93 {
  94 }
  95
  96 static inline void inotify_unmount_inodes(struct list_head *list)
  97 {
  98 }
  99
 100 static inline void inotify_inode_is_dead(struct inode *inode)
 101 {
 102 }
 103
 104 static inline u32 inotify_get_cookie(void)
 105 {
 106         return 0;
 107 }
 108
 109 #endif  /* CONFIG_INOTIFY */
 110
 111 #endif  /* __KERNEL __ */
 112
 113 #endif  /* _LINUX_INOTIFY_H */