Re: [PATCH v5 03/10] fstests: add test for inotify isolation on cloned devices

On 26/5/26 14:28, Christoph Hellwig wrote:
> On Mon, May 25, 2026 at 04:35:58PM +0800, Anand Jain wrote:
>>> Also any reason to rely on the obsolete inotify instead of fsnotify?
>>
>> fsnotify is exercised in patch 4/10.
>> IMO, exercising inotify ensures we don't break legacy stuff.
> 
> fanotity and inotify use exactly the same backends, so I'm not sure
> why testing both matters. 

I noticed that back then I decided to keep both.
Since fsnotifywait -F is only supported from kernel 5.1x.
inotifywait serves the legacy LTS kernels where required.


> Not that I care very strongly, I'm just a
> bit confused.

I am happy dropping inotifywait if unnecessary and confusing.

Thanks.