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  1. Bug #882147
  2. Comment #12

Comment 12 for bug 882147

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Mike Mestnik (cheako) wrote :

Colin,
  This is the second time I've replied to this, so I'll be brief.

A filesystem can implement inotify most of the time, while still being unable to implement it all of the time. A good example is a filesystem where inotify is disabled, or unable to be implemented, when flock is in use.

Applications should be able to handle this situation effectively.