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

On Tue, May 26, 2026 at 11:19:30PM +0800, Anand Jain wrote:
> > 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.

< 5.1x is pretty old these days, I would not add test just for that.

> > Not that I care very strongly, I'm just a
> > bit confused.
> 
> I am happy dropping inotifywait if unnecessary and confusing.

Not a major issue, but it felt weird.