2 * Filesystem access notification for Linux
4 * Copyright (C) 2008 Red Hat, Inc., Eric Paris <eparis@redhat.com>
7 #ifndef __LINUX_FSNOTIFY_BACKEND_H
8 #define __LINUX_FSNOTIFY_BACKEND_H
12 #include <linux/idr.h> /* inotify uses this */
13 #include <linux/fs.h> /* struct inode */
14 #include <linux/list.h>
15 #include <linux/path.h> /* struct path */
16 #include <linux/spinlock.h>
17 #include <linux/types.h>
19 #include <asm/atomic.h>
22 * IN_* from inotfy.h lines up EXACTLY with FS_*, this is so we can easily
23 * convert between them. dnotify only needs conversion at watch creation
24 * so no perf loss there. fanotify isn't defined yet, so it can use the
25 * wholes if it needs more events.
27 #define FS_ACCESS 0x00000001 /* File was accessed */
28 #define FS_MODIFY 0x00000002 /* File was modified */
29 #define FS_ATTRIB 0x00000004 /* Metadata changed */
30 #define FS_CLOSE_WRITE 0x00000008 /* Writtable file was closed */
31 #define FS_CLOSE_NOWRITE 0x00000010 /* Unwrittable file closed */
32 #define FS_OPEN 0x00000020 /* File was opened */
33 #define FS_MOVED_FROM 0x00000040 /* File was moved from X */
34 #define FS_MOVED_TO 0x00000080 /* File was moved to Y */
35 #define FS_CREATE 0x00000100 /* Subfile was created */
36 #define FS_DELETE 0x00000200 /* Subfile was deleted */
37 #define FS_DELETE_SELF 0x00000400 /* Self was deleted */
38 #define FS_MOVE_SELF 0x00000800 /* Self was moved */
40 #define FS_UNMOUNT 0x00002000 /* inode on umount fs */
41 #define FS_Q_OVERFLOW 0x00004000 /* Event queued overflowed */
42 #define FS_IN_IGNORED 0x00008000 /* last inotify event here */
44 #define FS_IN_ISDIR 0x40000000 /* event occurred against dir */
45 #define FS_IN_ONESHOT 0x80000000 /* only send event once */
47 #define FS_DN_RENAME 0x10000000 /* file renamed */
48 #define FS_DN_MULTISHOT 0x20000000 /* dnotify multishot */
50 /* This inode cares about things that happen to its children. Always set for
51 * dnotify and inotify. */
52 #define FS_EVENT_ON_CHILD 0x08000000
54 /* This is a list of all events that may get sent to a parernt based on fs event
55 * happening to inodes inside that directory */
56 #define FS_EVENTS_POSS_ON_CHILD (FS_ACCESS | FS_MODIFY | FS_ATTRIB |\
57 FS_CLOSE_WRITE | FS_CLOSE_NOWRITE | FS_OPEN |\
58 FS_MOVED_FROM | FS_MOVED_TO | FS_CREATE |\
61 #define FS_MOVE (FS_MOVED_FROM | FS_MOVED_TO)
63 struct fsnotify_group
;
64 struct fsnotify_event
;
65 struct fsnotify_mark_entry
;
66 struct fsnotify_event_private_data
;
69 * Each group much define these ops. The fsnotify infrastructure will call
70 * these operations for each relevant group.
72 * should_send_event - given a group, inode, and mask this function determines
73 * if the group is interested in this event.
74 * handle_event - main call for a group to handle an fs event
75 * free_group_priv - called when a group refcnt hits 0 to clean up the private union
76 * freeing-mark - this means that a mark has been flagged to die when everything
77 * finishes using it. The function is supplied with what must be a
78 * valid group and inode to use to clean up.
81 bool (*should_send_event
)(struct fsnotify_group
*group
, struct inode
*inode
,
82 struct vfsmount
*mnt
, __u32 mask
, void *data
,
84 int (*handle_event
)(struct fsnotify_group
*group
, struct fsnotify_event
*event
);
85 void (*free_group_priv
)(struct fsnotify_group
*group
);
86 void (*freeing_mark
)(struct fsnotify_mark_entry
*entry
, struct fsnotify_group
*group
);
87 void (*free_event_priv
)(struct fsnotify_event_private_data
*priv
);
91 * A group is a "thing" that wants to receive notification about filesystem
92 * events. The mask holds the subset of event types this group cares about.
93 * refcnt on a group is up to the implementor and at any moment if it goes 0
94 * everything will be cleaned up.
96 struct fsnotify_group
{
98 * global list of all groups receiving events from fsnotify.
99 * anchored by fsnotify_inode_groups and protected by either fsnotify_grp_mutex
100 * or fsnotify_grp_srcu depending on write vs read.
102 struct list_head inode_group_list
;
104 * same as above except anchored by fsnotify_vfsmount_groups
106 struct list_head vfsmount_group_list
;
109 * Defines all of the event types in which this group is interested.
110 * This mask is a bitwise OR of the FS_* events from above. Each time
111 * this mask changes for a group (if it changes) the correct functions
112 * must be called to update the global structures which indicate global
113 * interest in event types.
118 * How the refcnt is used is up to each group. When the refcnt hits 0
119 * fsnotify will clean up all of the resources associated with this group.
120 * As an example, the dnotify group will always have a refcnt=1 and that
121 * will never change. Inotify, on the other hand, has a group per
122 * inotify_init() and the refcnt will hit 0 only when that fd has been
125 atomic_t refcnt
; /* things with interest in this group */
127 const struct fsnotify_ops
*ops
; /* how this group handles things */
129 /* needed to send notification to userspace */
130 struct mutex notification_mutex
; /* protect the notification_list */
131 struct list_head notification_list
; /* list of event_holder this group needs to send to userspace */
132 wait_queue_head_t notification_waitq
; /* read() on the notification file blocks on this waitq */
133 unsigned int q_len
; /* events on the queue */
134 unsigned int max_events
; /* maximum events allowed on the list */
136 /* stores all fastapth entries assoc with this group so they can be cleaned on unregister */
137 spinlock_t mark_lock
; /* protect mark_entries list */
138 atomic_t num_marks
; /* 1 for each mark entry and 1 for not being
139 * past the point of no return when freeing
141 struct list_head mark_entries
; /* all inode mark entries for this group */
143 /* prevents double list_del of group_list. protected by global fsnotify_grp_mutex */
144 bool on_inode_group_list
;
145 bool on_vfsmount_group_list
;
147 /* groups can define private fields here or use the void *private */
150 #ifdef CONFIG_INOTIFY_USER
151 struct inotify_group_private_data
{
155 struct fasync_struct
*fa
; /* async notification */
156 struct user_struct
*user
;
163 * A single event can be queued in multiple group->notification_lists.
165 * each group->notification_list will point to an event_holder which in turns points
166 * to the actual event that needs to be sent to userspace.
168 * Seemed cheaper to create a refcnt'd event and a small holder for every group
169 * than create a different event for every group
172 struct fsnotify_event_holder
{
173 struct fsnotify_event
*event
;
174 struct list_head event_list
;
178 * Inotify needs to tack data onto an event. This struct lets us later find the
179 * correct private data of the correct group.
181 struct fsnotify_event_private_data
{
182 struct fsnotify_group
*group
;
183 struct list_head event_list
;
187 * all of the information about the original object we want to now send to
188 * a group. If you want to carry more info from the accessing task to the
189 * listener this structure is where you need to be adding fields.
191 struct fsnotify_event
{
193 * If we create an event we are also likely going to need a holder
194 * to link to a group. So embed one holder in the event. Means only
195 * one allocation for the common case where we only have one group
197 struct fsnotify_event_holder holder
;
198 spinlock_t lock
; /* protection for the associated event_holder and private_list */
199 /* to_tell may ONLY be dereferenced during handle_event(). */
200 struct inode
*to_tell
; /* either the inode the event happened to or its parent */
202 * depending on the event type we should have either a path or inode
203 * We hold a reference on path, but NOT on inode. Since we have the ref on
204 * the path, it may be dereferenced at any point during this object's
205 * lifetime. That reference is dropped when this object's refcnt hits
206 * 0. If this event contains an inode instead of a path, the inode may
207 * ONLY be used during handle_event().
213 /* when calling fsnotify tell it if the data is a path or inode */
214 #define FSNOTIFY_EVENT_NONE 0
215 #define FSNOTIFY_EVENT_PATH 1
216 #define FSNOTIFY_EVENT_INODE 2
217 #define FSNOTIFY_EVENT_FILE 3
218 int data_type
; /* which of the above union we have */
219 atomic_t refcnt
; /* how many groups still are using/need to send this event */
220 __u32 mask
; /* the type of access, bitwise OR for FS_* event types */
222 u32 sync_cookie
; /* used to corrolate events, namely inotify mv events */
226 struct list_head private_data_list
; /* groups can store private data here */
230 * Inode specific fields in an fsnotify_mark_entry
232 struct fsnotify_inode_mark
{
233 struct inode
*inode
; /* inode this entry is associated with */
234 struct hlist_node i_list
; /* list of mark_entries by inode->i_fsnotify_mark_entries */
235 struct list_head free_i_list
; /* tmp list used when freeing this mark */
239 * Mount point specific fields in an fsnotify_mark_entry
241 struct fsnotify_vfsmount_mark
{
242 struct vfsmount
*mnt
; /* inode this entry is associated with */
243 struct hlist_node m_list
; /* list of mark_entries by inode->i_fsnotify_mark_entries */
244 struct list_head free_m_list
; /* tmp list used when freeing this mark */
248 * a mark is simply an entry attached to an in core inode which allows an
249 * fsnotify listener to indicate they are either no longer interested in events
250 * of a type matching mask or only interested in those events.
252 * these are flushed when an inode is evicted from core and may be flushed
253 * when the inode is modified (as seen by fsnotify_access). Some fsnotify users
254 * (such as dnotify) will flush these when the open fd is closed and not at
255 * inode eviction or modification.
257 struct fsnotify_mark_entry
{
258 __u32 mask
; /* mask this mark entry is for */
259 /* we hold ref for each i_list and g_list. also one ref for each 'thing'
260 * in kernel that found and may be using this mark. */
261 atomic_t refcnt
; /* active things looking at this mark */
262 struct fsnotify_group
*group
; /* group this mark entry is for */
263 struct list_head g_list
; /* list of mark_entries by group->i_fsnotify_mark_entries */
264 spinlock_t lock
; /* protect group and inode */
266 struct fsnotify_inode_mark i
;
267 struct fsnotify_vfsmount_mark m
;
269 struct list_head free_g_list
; /* tmp list used when freeing this mark */
270 void (*free_mark
)(struct fsnotify_mark_entry
*entry
); /* called on final put+free */
273 #ifdef CONFIG_FSNOTIFY
275 /* called from the vfs helpers */
277 /* main fsnotify call to send events */
278 extern void fsnotify(struct inode
*to_tell
, __u32 mask
, void *data
, int data_is
,
279 const char *name
, u32 cookie
);
280 extern void __fsnotify_parent(struct file
*file
, struct dentry
*dentry
, __u32 mask
);
281 extern void __fsnotify_inode_delete(struct inode
*inode
);
282 extern u32
fsnotify_get_cookie(void);
284 static inline int fsnotify_inode_watches_children(struct inode
*inode
)
286 /* FS_EVENT_ON_CHILD is set if the inode may care */
287 if (!(inode
->i_fsnotify_mask
& FS_EVENT_ON_CHILD
))
289 /* this inode might care about child events, does it care about the
290 * specific set of events that can happen on a child? */
291 return inode
->i_fsnotify_mask
& FS_EVENTS_POSS_ON_CHILD
;
295 * Update the dentry with a flag indicating the interest of its parent to receive
296 * filesystem events when those events happens to this dentry->d_inode.
298 static inline void __fsnotify_update_dcache_flags(struct dentry
*dentry
)
300 struct dentry
*parent
;
302 assert_spin_locked(&dcache_lock
);
303 assert_spin_locked(&dentry
->d_lock
);
305 parent
= dentry
->d_parent
;
306 if (parent
->d_inode
&& fsnotify_inode_watches_children(parent
->d_inode
))
307 dentry
->d_flags
|= DCACHE_FSNOTIFY_PARENT_WATCHED
;
309 dentry
->d_flags
&= ~DCACHE_FSNOTIFY_PARENT_WATCHED
;
313 * fsnotify_d_instantiate - instantiate a dentry for inode
314 * Called with dcache_lock held.
316 static inline void __fsnotify_d_instantiate(struct dentry
*dentry
, struct inode
*inode
)
321 assert_spin_locked(&dcache_lock
);
323 spin_lock(&dentry
->d_lock
);
324 __fsnotify_update_dcache_flags(dentry
);
325 spin_unlock(&dentry
->d_lock
);
328 /* called from fsnotify listeners, such as fanotify or dnotify */
330 /* must call when a group changes its ->mask */
331 extern void fsnotify_recalc_global_mask(void);
332 /* get a reference to an existing or create a new group */
333 extern struct fsnotify_group
*fsnotify_alloc_group(const struct fsnotify_ops
*ops
);
334 /* run all marks associated with this group and update group->mask */
335 extern void fsnotify_recalc_group_mask(struct fsnotify_group
*group
);
336 /* drop reference on a group from fsnotify_alloc_group */
337 extern void fsnotify_put_group(struct fsnotify_group
*group
);
339 /* take a reference to an event */
340 extern void fsnotify_get_event(struct fsnotify_event
*event
);
341 extern void fsnotify_put_event(struct fsnotify_event
*event
);
342 /* find private data previously attached to an event and unlink it */
343 extern struct fsnotify_event_private_data
*fsnotify_remove_priv_from_event(struct fsnotify_group
*group
,
344 struct fsnotify_event
*event
);
346 /* attach the event to the group notification queue */
347 extern int fsnotify_add_notify_event(struct fsnotify_group
*group
,
348 struct fsnotify_event
*event
,
349 struct fsnotify_event_private_data
*priv
,
350 int (*merge
)(struct list_head
*, struct fsnotify_event
*));
351 /* true if the group notification queue is empty */
352 extern bool fsnotify_notify_queue_is_empty(struct fsnotify_group
*group
);
353 /* return, but do not dequeue the first event on the notification queue */
354 extern struct fsnotify_event
*fsnotify_peek_notify_event(struct fsnotify_group
*group
);
355 /* return AND dequeue the first event on the notification queue */
356 extern struct fsnotify_event
*fsnotify_remove_notify_event(struct fsnotify_group
*group
);
358 /* functions used to manipulate the marks attached to inodes */
360 /* run all marks associated with an inode and update inode->i_fsnotify_mask */
361 extern void fsnotify_recalc_inode_mask(struct inode
*inode
);
362 extern void fsnotify_init_mark(struct fsnotify_mark_entry
*entry
, void (*free_mark
)(struct fsnotify_mark_entry
*entry
));
363 /* find (and take a reference) to a mark associated with group and inode */
364 extern struct fsnotify_mark_entry
*fsnotify_find_mark_entry(struct fsnotify_group
*group
, struct inode
*inode
);
365 /* copy the values from old into new */
366 extern void fsnotify_duplicate_mark(struct fsnotify_mark_entry
*new, struct fsnotify_mark_entry
*old
);
367 /* attach the mark to both the group and the inode */
368 extern int fsnotify_add_mark(struct fsnotify_mark_entry
*entry
, struct fsnotify_group
*group
, struct inode
*inode
, int allow_dups
);
369 /* given a mark, flag it to be freed when all references are dropped */
370 extern void fsnotify_destroy_mark_by_entry(struct fsnotify_mark_entry
*entry
);
371 /* run all the marks in a group, and flag them to be freed */
372 extern void fsnotify_clear_marks_by_group(struct fsnotify_group
*group
);
373 extern void fsnotify_get_mark(struct fsnotify_mark_entry
*entry
);
374 extern void fsnotify_put_mark(struct fsnotify_mark_entry
*entry
);
375 extern void fsnotify_unmount_inodes(struct list_head
*list
);
377 /* put here because inotify does some weird stuff when destroying watches */
378 extern struct fsnotify_event
*fsnotify_create_event(struct inode
*to_tell
, __u32 mask
,
379 void *data
, int data_is
, const char *name
,
380 u32 cookie
, gfp_t gfp
);
382 /* fanotify likes to change events after they are on lists... */
383 extern struct fsnotify_event
*fsnotify_clone_event(struct fsnotify_event
*old_event
);
384 extern int fsnotify_replace_event(struct fsnotify_event_holder
*old_holder
,
385 struct fsnotify_event
*new_event
);
389 static inline void fsnotify(struct inode
*to_tell
, __u32 mask
, void *data
, int data_is
,
390 const char *name
, u32 cookie
)
393 static inline void __fsnotify_parent(struct file
*file
, struct dentry
*dentry
, __u32 mask
)
396 static inline void __fsnotify_inode_delete(struct inode
*inode
)
399 static inline void __fsnotify_update_dcache_flags(struct dentry
*dentry
)
402 static inline void __fsnotify_d_instantiate(struct dentry
*dentry
, struct inode
*inode
)
405 static inline u32
fsnotify_get_cookie(void)
410 static inline void fsnotify_unmount_inodes(struct list_head
*list
)
413 #endif /* CONFIG_FSNOTIFY */
415 #endif /* __KERNEL __ */
417 #endif /* __LINUX_FSNOTIFY_BACKEND_H */