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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 
71 /*
72  * struct inotify_watch - represents a watch request on a specific inode
73  *
74  * h_list is protected by ih->mutex of the associated inotify_handle.
75  * i_list, mask are protected by inode->inotify_mutex of the associated inode.
76  * ih, inode, and wd are never written to once the watch is created.
77  *
78  * Callers must use the established inotify interfaces to access inotify_watch
79  * contents.  The content of this structure is private to the inotify
80  * implementation.
81  */
82 struct inotify_watch {
83 	struct list_head	h_list;	/* entry in inotify_handle's list */
84 	struct list_head	i_list;	/* entry in inode's list */
85 	atomic_t		count;	/* reference count */
86 	struct inotify_handle	*ih;	/* associated inotify handle */
87 	struct inode		*inode;	/* associated inode */
88 	__s32			wd;	/* watch descriptor */
89 	__u32			mask;	/* event mask for this watch */
90 };
91 
92 struct inotify_operations {
93 	void (*handle_event)(struct inotify_watch *, u32, u32, u32,
94 			     const char *, struct inode *);
95 	void (*destroy_watch)(struct inotify_watch *);
96 };
97 
98 #ifdef CONFIG_INOTIFY
99 
100 /* Kernel API for producing events */
101 
102 extern void inotify_d_instantiate(struct dentry *, struct inode *);
103 extern void inotify_d_move(struct dentry *);
104 extern void inotify_inode_queue_event(struct inode *, __u32, __u32,
105 				      const char *, struct inode *);
106 extern void inotify_dentry_parent_queue_event(struct dentry *, __u32, __u32,
107 					      const char *);
108 extern void inotify_unmount_inodes(struct list_head *);
109 extern void inotify_inode_is_dead(struct inode *);
110 extern u32 inotify_get_cookie(void);
111 
112 /* Kernel Consumer API */
113 
114 extern struct inotify_handle *inotify_init(const struct inotify_operations *);
115 extern void inotify_init_watch(struct inotify_watch *);
116 extern void inotify_destroy(struct inotify_handle *);
117 extern __s32 inotify_find_watch(struct inotify_handle *, struct inode *,
118 				struct inotify_watch **);
119 extern __s32 inotify_find_update_watch(struct inotify_handle *, struct inode *,
120 				       u32);
121 extern __s32 inotify_add_watch(struct inotify_handle *, struct inotify_watch *,
122 			       struct inode *, __u32);
123 extern int inotify_rm_watch(struct inotify_handle *, struct inotify_watch *);
124 extern int inotify_rm_wd(struct inotify_handle *, __u32);
125 extern void inotify_remove_watch_locked(struct inotify_handle *,
126 					struct inotify_watch *);
127 extern void get_inotify_watch(struct inotify_watch *);
128 extern void put_inotify_watch(struct inotify_watch *);
129 
130 #else
131 
inotify_d_instantiate(struct dentry * dentry,struct inode * inode)132 static inline void inotify_d_instantiate(struct dentry *dentry,
133 					struct inode *inode)
134 {
135 }
136 
inotify_d_move(struct dentry * dentry)137 static inline void inotify_d_move(struct dentry *dentry)
138 {
139 }
140 
inotify_inode_queue_event(struct inode * inode,__u32 mask,__u32 cookie,const char * filename,struct inode * n_inode)141 static inline void inotify_inode_queue_event(struct inode *inode,
142 					     __u32 mask, __u32 cookie,
143 					     const char *filename,
144 					     struct inode *n_inode)
145 {
146 }
147 
inotify_dentry_parent_queue_event(struct dentry * dentry,__u32 mask,__u32 cookie,const char * filename)148 static inline void inotify_dentry_parent_queue_event(struct dentry *dentry,
149 						     __u32 mask, __u32 cookie,
150 						     const char *filename)
151 {
152 }
153 
inotify_unmount_inodes(struct list_head * list)154 static inline void inotify_unmount_inodes(struct list_head *list)
155 {
156 }
157 
inotify_inode_is_dead(struct inode * inode)158 static inline void inotify_inode_is_dead(struct inode *inode)
159 {
160 }
161 
inotify_get_cookie(void)162 static inline u32 inotify_get_cookie(void)
163 {
164 	return 0;
165 }
166 
inotify_init(const struct inotify_operations * ops)167 static inline struct inotify_handle *inotify_init(const struct inotify_operations *ops)
168 {
169 	return ERR_PTR(-EOPNOTSUPP);
170 }
171 
inotify_init_watch(struct inotify_watch * watch)172 static inline void inotify_init_watch(struct inotify_watch *watch)
173 {
174 }
175 
inotify_destroy(struct inotify_handle * ih)176 static inline void inotify_destroy(struct inotify_handle *ih)
177 {
178 }
179 
inotify_find_watch(struct inotify_handle * ih,struct inode * inode,struct inotify_watch ** watchp)180 static inline __s32 inotify_find_watch(struct inotify_handle *ih, struct inode *inode,
181 				       struct inotify_watch **watchp)
182 {
183 	return -EOPNOTSUPP;
184 }
185 
inotify_find_update_watch(struct inotify_handle * ih,struct inode * inode,u32 mask)186 static inline __s32 inotify_find_update_watch(struct inotify_handle *ih,
187 					      struct inode *inode, u32 mask)
188 {
189 	return -EOPNOTSUPP;
190 }
191 
inotify_add_watch(struct inotify_handle * ih,struct inotify_watch * watch,struct inode * inode,__u32 mask)192 static inline __s32 inotify_add_watch(struct inotify_handle *ih,
193 				      struct inotify_watch *watch,
194 				      struct inode *inode, __u32 mask)
195 {
196 	return -EOPNOTSUPP;
197 }
198 
inotify_rm_watch(struct inotify_handle * ih,struct inotify_watch * watch)199 static inline int inotify_rm_watch(struct inotify_handle *ih,
200 				   struct inotify_watch *watch)
201 {
202 	return -EOPNOTSUPP;
203 }
204 
inotify_rm_wd(struct inotify_handle * ih,__u32 wd)205 static inline int inotify_rm_wd(struct inotify_handle *ih, __u32 wd)
206 {
207 	return -EOPNOTSUPP;
208 }
209 
inotify_remove_watch_locked(struct inotify_handle * ih,struct inotify_watch * watch)210 static inline void inotify_remove_watch_locked(struct inotify_handle *ih,
211 					       struct inotify_watch *watch)
212 {
213 }
214 
get_inotify_watch(struct inotify_watch * watch)215 static inline void get_inotify_watch(struct inotify_watch *watch)
216 {
217 }
218 
put_inotify_watch(struct inotify_watch * watch)219 static inline void put_inotify_watch(struct inotify_watch *watch)
220 {
221 }
222 
223 #endif	/* CONFIG_INOTIFY */
224 
225 #endif	/* __KERNEL __ */
226 
227 #endif	/* _LINUX_INOTIFY_H */
228