[PATCH] stat,tail: recognize new local FS type: pipefs

2011-12-26 Thread Jim Meyering
After the recent change to tail -f, tail -f now uses polling (not inotify) when any of its file arguments resides on a file system of unknown type. In addition, for each such argument, tail -f prints a warning with the FS type magic number and a request to report it to the bug-rep

Re: [PATCH] stat,tail: recognize new local FS type: pipefs

2011-12-26 Thread Pádraig Brady
On 12/26/2011 03:50 PM, Jim Meyering wrote: > --- a/src/stat.c > +++ b/src/stat.c > +case S_MAGIC_PIPEFS: /* 0x50495045 remote */ > + /* FIXME: change syntax or add an optional attribute like "inotify:no". > + The above is labeled as "remote" so that tail always uses polling, > +

Re: [PATCH] stat,tail: recognize new local FS type: pipefs

2011-12-26 Thread Jim Meyering
Pádraig Brady wrote: > On 12/26/2011 03:50 PM, Jim Meyering wrote: >> --- a/src/stat.c >> +++ b/src/stat.c > >> +case S_MAGIC_PIPEFS: /* 0x50495045 remote */ >> + /* FIXME: change syntax or add an optional attribute like >> "inotify:no". >> + The above is labeled as "remote" so th