Re: [PATCH v2] fanotify reports the thread id of the event trigger

[Amir Goldstein]

On Tue, Sep 18, 2018 at 12:50 PM Nixiaoming <nixiaoming@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> On Tue, Sep 18, 2018 3:07 PM Amir Goldstein <amir73il@xxxxxxxxx>
> >On Tue, Sep 18, 2018 at 6:01 AM Nixiaoming <nixiaoming@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >>
> >> On Mon, Sep 17, 2018 11:51 PM Amir Goldstein <amir73il@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >> >On Mon, Sep 17, 2018 at 6:05 PM nixiaoming <nixiaoming@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >...
> >> >> diff --git a/include/linux/fsnotify_backend.h b/include/linux/fsnotify_backend.h
> >> >> index b8f4182..44c659f 100644
> >> >> --- a/include/linux/fsnotify_backend.h
> >> >> +++ b/include/linux/fsnotify_backend.h
> >> >> @@ -193,6 +193,7 @@ struct fsnotify_group {
> >> >>                         unsigned int max_marks;
> >> >>                         struct user_struct *user;
> >> >>                         bool audit;
> >> >> +                       bool should_report_tid;
> >> >
> >> >For brevity I would call that report_tid, but not insisting.
> >> >
> >>
> >> Whether it is better to change to "unsigned int flags"
> >> Save "group->fanotify_data.flags=flags;" in "fanotify_init"
> >> Determine whether "group->fanotify_data.flags" contains "FAN_EVENT_INFO_TID" in "fanotify_alloc_event";
> >>
> >> At the same time, if there are other flags that need to be used later, there is no need to add new members.
> >>
> >> By the way, whether or not "bool audit" can also be included by flags
> >>
> >
> >I strongly agree. Didn't want to impose this change on you, but in
> >fact, I already did
> >that in my own patch set, so you can use my patches as reference:
> >https://github.com/amir73il/linux/commit/5225fe1e19c74f4d7a4a4cc98ff6ef5872c8e620
> >https://github.com/amir73il/linux/commit/0d1a226f5c18012f19ed6eabfab46f0f125ec190
> >
> >If you do this you need to separate your change into 2 patches.
> >First make the fanotify_data.flags change collecting the pieces from both
> >my patches.
> >Then make your TID change using fanotify_data.flags.
> >
> >Thanks,
> >Amir.
> >
> Should I do this:
> 1 git cherry-pick 5225fe1e19c74f4d7a4a4cc98ff6ef5872c8e620
>     Git cherry-pick 0d1a226f5c18012f19ed6eabfab46f0f125ec190
>   Manually handle patch conflicts
> 2 Add a new flag "FAN_EVENT_INFO_TID" into fanotify_data.flags
> 3 Incorporate "bool audit" into fanotify_data.flags
> 4 Submit 4 patches
>

No there is stuff in my patches that is irrelevant.
Let me prepare a clean patch for fanotify_data.flags and you can work
on top of that.

I'll try to post it later today.

Thanks,
Amir.