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. -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to [email protected] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
