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    fanotify: implement fanotify listener ordering · 4231a235
    Eric Paris authored
    The fanotify listeners needs to be able to specify what types of operations
    they are going to perform so they can be ordered appropriately between other
    listeners doing other types of operations.  They need this to be able to make
    sure that things like hierarchichal storage managers will get access to inodes
    before processes which need the data.  This patch defines 3 possible uses
    which groups must indicate in the fanotify_init() flags.
    
    FAN_CLASS_PRE_CONTENT
    FAN_CLASS_CONTENT
    FAN_CLASS_NOTIF
    
    Groups will receive notification in that order.  The order between 2 groups in
    the same class is undeterministic.
    
    FAN_CLASS_PRE_CONTENT is intended to be used by listeners which need access to
    the inode before they are certain that the inode contains it's final data.  A
    hierarchical storage manager should choose to use this class.
    
    FAN_CLASS_CONTENT is intended to be used by listeners which need access to the
    inode after it contains its intended contents.  This would be the appropriate
    level for an AV solution or document control system.
    
    FAN_CLASS_NOTIF is intended for normal async notification about access, much the
    same as inotify and dnotify.  Syncronous permissions events are not permitted
    at this class.
    Signed-off-by: default avatarEric Paris <eparis@redhat.com>
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