> With inotify i use one watch per-folder, with kqueue you need to do it by file ( of course you can watch the folder changes, but you need to keep a copy of the file states in that folder, and then re-stat that files to find out what file was changed, not even close to an ideal solution ). So for example in my use case with inotify i can watch 65536 folders, and with kqueue less than 10000 files ( that could be a single folder! ).
Ah, I looked at inotify API briefly and did not notice that directory watches return file changes. That does make it easier to use than kevent vnode watches. Mea culpa.
Ah, I looked at inotify API briefly and did not notice that directory watches return file changes. That does make it easier to use than kevent vnode watches. Mea culpa.