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diff --git a/hgext/inotify/linux/__init__.py b/hgext/inotify/linux/__init__.py new file mode 100644 index 0000000..8a1bafd --- /dev/null +++ b/hgext/inotify/linux/__init__.py @@ -0,0 +1,44 @@ +# __init__.py - low-level interfaces to the Linux inotify subsystem + +# Copyright 2006 Bryan O'Sullivan <bos@serpentine.com> + +# This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify +# it under the terms of version 2.1 of the GNU Lesser General Public +# License, or any later version. + +'''Low-level interface to the Linux inotify subsystem. + +The inotify subsystem provides an efficient mechanism for file status +monitoring and change notification. + +This package provides the low-level inotify system call interface and +associated constants and helper functions. + +For a higher-level interface that remains highly efficient, use the +inotify.watcher package.''' + +__author__ = "Bryan O'Sullivan <bos@serpentine.com>" + +from _inotify import * + +procfs_path = '/proc/sys/fs/inotify' + +def _read_procfs_value(name): + def read_value(): + try: + fp = open(procfs_path + '/' + name) + r = int(fp.read()) + fp.close() + return r + except OSError: + return None + + read_value.__doc__ = '''Return the value of the %s setting from /proc. + + If inotify is not enabled on this system, return None.''' % name + + return read_value + +max_queued_events = _read_procfs_value('max_queued_events') +max_user_instances = _read_procfs_value('max_user_instances') +max_user_watches = _read_procfs_value('max_user_watches') |