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<?xml version='1.0'?>
<!DOCTYPE refentry PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.5//EN"
"http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.2/docbookx.dtd">
<!-- SPDX-License-Identifier: LGPL-2.1-or-later -->
<refentry id="sd_event_add_inotify" xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude">
<refentryinfo>
<title>sd_event_add_inotify</title>
<productname>systemd</productname>
</refentryinfo>
<refmeta>
<refentrytitle>sd_event_add_inotify</refentrytitle>
<manvolnum>3</manvolnum>
</refmeta>
<refnamediv>
<refname>sd_event_add_inotify</refname>
<refname>sd_event_add_inotify_fd</refname>
<refname>sd_event_source_get_inotify_mask</refname>
<refname>sd_event_inotify_handler_t</refname>
<refpurpose>Add an "inotify" file system inode event source to an event loop</refpurpose>
</refnamediv>
<refsynopsisdiv>
<funcsynopsis>
<funcsynopsisinfo>#include <systemd/sd-event.h></funcsynopsisinfo>
<funcsynopsisinfo><token>typedef</token> struct sd_event_source sd_event_source;</funcsynopsisinfo>
<funcprototype>
<funcdef>typedef int (*<function>sd_event_inotify_handler_t</function>)</funcdef>
<paramdef>sd_event_source *<parameter>s</parameter></paramdef>
<paramdef>const struct inotify_event *<parameter>event</parameter></paramdef>
<paramdef>void *<parameter>userdata</parameter></paramdef>
</funcprototype>
<funcprototype>
<funcdef>int <function>sd_event_add_inotify</function></funcdef>
<paramdef>sd_event *<parameter>event</parameter></paramdef>
<paramdef>sd_event_source **<parameter>source</parameter></paramdef>
<paramdef>const char *<parameter>path</parameter></paramdef>
<paramdef>uint32_t <parameter>mask</parameter></paramdef>
<paramdef>sd_event_inotify_handler_t <parameter>handler</parameter></paramdef>
<paramdef>void *<parameter>userdata</parameter></paramdef>
</funcprototype>
<funcprototype>
<funcdef>int <function>sd_event_add_inotify_fd</function></funcdef>
<paramdef>sd_event *<parameter>event</parameter></paramdef>
<paramdef>sd_event_source **<parameter>source</parameter></paramdef>
<paramdef>int <parameter>fd</parameter></paramdef>
<paramdef>uint32_t <parameter>mask</parameter></paramdef>
<paramdef>sd_event_inotify_handler_t <parameter>handler</parameter></paramdef>
<paramdef>void *<parameter>userdata</parameter></paramdef>
</funcprototype>
<funcprototype>
<funcdef>int <function>sd_event_source_get_inotify_mask</function></funcdef>
<paramdef>sd_event_source *<parameter>source</parameter></paramdef>
<paramdef>uint32_t *<parameter>mask</parameter></paramdef>
</funcprototype>
</funcsynopsis>
</refsynopsisdiv>
<refsect1>
<title>Description</title>
<para><function>sd_event_add_inotify()</function> adds a new <citerefentry
project='man-pages'><refentrytitle>inotify</refentrytitle><manvolnum>7</manvolnum></citerefentry> file
system inode event source to an event loop. The event loop object is specified in the
<parameter>event</parameter> parameter, the event source object is returned in the
<parameter>source</parameter> parameter. The <parameter>path</parameter> parameter specifies the path of
the file system inode to watch. The <parameter>mask</parameter> parameter specifies which types of inode
events to watch specifically. It must contain an OR-ed combination of <constant>IN_ACCESS</constant>,
<constant>IN_ATTRIB</constant>, <constant>IN_CLOSE_WRITE</constant>, … flags. See <citerefentry
project='man-pages'><refentrytitle>inotify</refentrytitle><manvolnum>7</manvolnum></citerefentry> for
further information.</para>
<para>The <parameter>handler</parameter> must reference a function to call when the inode changes or
<constant>NULL</constant>. The handler function will be passed the <parameter>userdata</parameter> pointer,
which may be chosen freely by the caller. The handler also receives a pointer to a <structname>struct
inotify_event</structname> structure containing information about the inode event. The handler may return
negative to signal an error (see below), other return values are ignored. If
<parameter>handler</parameter> is <constant>NULL</constant>, a default handler that calls
<citerefentry><refentrytitle>sd_event_exit</refentrytitle><manvolnum>3</manvolnum></citerefentry> will be
used.</para>
<para><function>sd_event_add_inotify_fd()</function> is identical to
<function>sd_event_add_inotify()</function>, except that it takes a file descriptor to an inode (possibly
an <constant>O_PATH</constant> one, but any other will do too) instead of a path in the file system.
</para>
<para>If multiple event sources are installed for the same inode the backing inotify watch descriptor is
automatically shared. The mask parameter may contain any flag defined by the inotify API, with the exception of
<constant>IN_MASK_ADD</constant>.</para>
<para>The handler is enabled continuously (<constant>SD_EVENT_ON</constant>), but this may be changed with
<citerefentry><refentrytitle>sd_event_source_set_enabled</refentrytitle><manvolnum>3</manvolnum></citerefentry>.
Alternatively, the <constant>IN_ONESHOT</constant> mask flag may be used to request
<constant>SD_EVENT_ONESHOT</constant> mode. If the handler function returns a negative error code, it
will be disabled after the invocation, even if the <constant>SD_EVENT_ON</constant> mode was requested
before.</para>
<para>As a special limitation the priority of inotify event sources may only be altered (see
<citerefentry><refentrytitle>sd_event_source_set_priority</refentrytitle><manvolnum>3</manvolnum></citerefentry>)
in the time between creation of the event source object with <function>sd_event_add_inotify()</function> and the
beginning of the next event loop iteration. Attempts of changing the priority any later will be refused. Consider
freeing and allocating a new inotify event source to change the priority at that point.</para>
<para>To destroy an event source object use
<citerefentry><refentrytitle>sd_event_source_unref</refentrytitle><manvolnum>3</manvolnum></citerefentry>, but note
that the event source is only removed from the event loop when all references to the event source are dropped. To
make sure an event source does not fire anymore, even when there's still a reference to it kept, consider disabling
it with
<citerefentry><refentrytitle>sd_event_source_set_enabled</refentrytitle><manvolnum>3</manvolnum></citerefentry>.</para>
<para>If the second parameter of <function>sd_event_add_inotify()</function> is passed as
<constant>NULL</constant> no reference to the event source object is returned. In this case the event
source is considered "floating", and will be destroyed implicitly when the event loop itself is
destroyed.</para>
<para>If the <parameter>handler</parameter> parameter to <function>sd_event_add_inotify()</function> is
<constant>NULL</constant>, and the event source fires, this will be considered a request to exit the
event loop. In this case, the <parameter>userdata</parameter> parameter, cast to an integer, is passed as
the exit code parameter to
<citerefentry><refentrytitle>sd_event_exit</refentrytitle><manvolnum>3</manvolnum></citerefentry>.</para>
<para><function>sd_event_source_get_inotify_mask()</function> retrieves the configured inotify watch mask of an
event source created previously with <function>sd_event_add_inotify()</function>. It takes the event source object
as the <parameter>source</parameter> parameter and a pointer to a <type>uint32_t</type> variable to return the mask
in.</para>
</refsect1>
<refsect1>
<title>Return Value</title>
<para>On success, these functions return 0 or a positive integer. On failure, they return a negative errno-style
error code.</para>
<refsect2>
<title>Errors</title>
<para>Returned errors may indicate the following problems:</para>
<variablelist>
<varlistentry>
<term><constant>-ENOMEM</constant></term>
<listitem><para>Not enough memory to allocate an object.</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term><constant>-EINVAL</constant></term>
<listitem><para>An invalid argument has been passed. This includes specifying a mask with
<constant>IN_MASK_ADD</constant> set.</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term><constant>-ESTALE</constant></term>
<listitem><para>The event loop is already terminated.</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term><constant>-ECHILD</constant></term>
<listitem><para>The event loop has been created in a different process.</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term><constant>-EDOM</constant></term>
<listitem><para>The passed event source is not an inotify process event source.</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term><constant>-EBADF</constant></term>
<listitem><para>The passed file descriptor is not valid.</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term><constant>-ENOSYS</constant></term>
<listitem><para><function>sd_event_add_inotify_fd()</function> was called without
<filename>/proc/</filename> mounted.</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
</variablelist>
</refsect2>
</refsect1>
<refsect1>
<title>Examples</title>
<example>
<title>A simple program that uses inotify to monitor one or two directories</title>
<programlisting><xi:include href="inotify-watch-tmp.c" parse="text" /></programlisting>
</example>
</refsect1>
<xi:include href="libsystemd-pkgconfig.xml" />
<refsect1>
<title>See Also</title>
<para>
<citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
<citerefentry><refentrytitle>sd-event</refentrytitle><manvolnum>3</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
<citerefentry><refentrytitle>sd_event_new</refentrytitle><manvolnum>3</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
<citerefentry><refentrytitle>sd_event_now</refentrytitle><manvolnum>3</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
<citerefentry><refentrytitle>sd_event_add_io</refentrytitle><manvolnum>3</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
<citerefentry><refentrytitle>sd_event_add_time</refentrytitle><manvolnum>3</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
<citerefentry><refentrytitle>sd_event_add_signal</refentrytitle><manvolnum>3</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
<citerefentry><refentrytitle>sd_event_add_defer</refentrytitle><manvolnum>3</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
<citerefentry><refentrytitle>sd_event_add_child</refentrytitle><manvolnum>3</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
<citerefentry><refentrytitle>sd_event_source_set_enabled</refentrytitle><manvolnum>3</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
<citerefentry><refentrytitle>sd_event_source_set_priority</refentrytitle><manvolnum>3</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
<citerefentry><refentrytitle>sd_event_source_set_userdata</refentrytitle><manvolnum>3</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
<citerefentry><refentrytitle>sd_event_source_set_description</refentrytitle><manvolnum>3</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
<citerefentry><refentrytitle>sd_event_source_set_floating</refentrytitle><manvolnum>3</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
<citerefentry project='man-pages'><refentrytitle>waitid</refentrytitle><manvolnum>2</manvolnum></citerefentry>
</para>
</refsect1>
</refentry>
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