Messages in this thread | | | Date | Mon, 29 Sep 2014 00:12:40 +0100 | From | Al Viro <> | Subject | Re: Does inotify work with special files such as /proc/<pid>/task/<tid>/children? |
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On Sun, Sep 28, 2014 at 11:09:50PM +0000, Steven Stewart-Gallus wrote: > Hello, > > I can't seem to get inotify to work with special files such as > /proc/<pid>/task/<tid>/children? I just need to get a simple yes/no > answer on whether it works for special files or whether I have to try > a different approach.
Simple answer: No. Slightly more expanded one: No, and it won't. Inotify does not work on procfs, sysfs, etc. Doesn't work on network filesystems either. Don't use it. It was a mistake in the first place.
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