From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Michael Albinus Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.devel Subject: Re: File watch support in autorevert.el Date: Sat, 12 Jan 2013 15:16:17 +0100 Message-ID: <87r4lqsczy.fsf@gmx.de> References: <878v819kok.fsf@gmx.de> <83fw28uj9c.fsf@gnu.org> <87ip73n3xl.fsf@gmx.de> <87libz2v76.fsf@gmx.de> <836232tyze.fsf@gnu.org> <878v7ytuf7.fsf@gmx.de> <83txqmsdg4.fsf@gnu.org> NNTP-Posting-Host: plane.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain X-Trace: ger.gmane.org 1358000194 2639 80.91.229.3 (12 Jan 2013 14:16:34 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@ger.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Sat, 12 Jan 2013 14:16:34 +0000 (UTC) Cc: monnier@iro.umontreal.ca, emacs-devel@gnu.org To: Eli Zaretskii Original-X-From: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Sat Jan 12 15:16:51 2013 Return-path: Envelope-to: ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([208.118.235.17]) by plane.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1Tu1t8-0001ls-Od for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Sat, 12 Jan 2013 15:16:46 +0100 Original-Received: from localhost ([::1]:56958 helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1Tu1ss-00044l-NS for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Sat, 12 Jan 2013 09:16:30 -0500 Original-Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([208.118.235.92]:42185) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1Tu1sm-00044C-Rd for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Sat, 12 Jan 2013 09:16:29 -0500 Original-Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1Tu1sk-0006mv-Il for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Sat, 12 Jan 2013 09:16:24 -0500 Original-Received: from mout.gmx.net ([212.227.17.20]:54520) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1Tu1sk-0006mn-8q for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Sat, 12 Jan 2013 09:16:22 -0500 Original-Received: from mailout-de.gmx.net ([10.1.76.20]) by mrigmx.server.lan (mrigmx001) with ESMTP (Nemesis) id 0MbvXU-1Te1CN3618-00JISQ for ; Sat, 12 Jan 2013 15:16:21 +0100 Original-Received: (qmail invoked by alias); 12 Jan 2013 14:16:21 -0000 Original-Received: from p57BB82EE.dip0.t-ipconnect.de (EHLO detlef.gmx.de) [87.187.130.238] by mail.gmx.net (mp020) with SMTP; 12 Jan 2013 15:16:21 +0100 X-Authenticated: #3708877 X-Provags-ID: V01U2FsdGVkX18Asr9PWGkAenlvvpHbNx4kTpJLOrnouX2WjtenYK c/hgr1EZ7u/VBo In-Reply-To: <83txqmsdg4.fsf@gnu.org> (Eli Zaretskii's message of "Sat, 12 Jan 2013 16:06:35 +0200") User-Agent: Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Emacs/24.3.50 (gnu/linux) X-Y-GMX-Trusted: 0 X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: GNU/Linux 2.4.x-2.6.x [generic] X-Received-From: 212.227.17.20 X-BeenThere: emacs-devel@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.14 Precedence: list List-Id: "Emacs development discussions." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Original-Sender: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.emacs.devel:156284 Archived-At: Eli Zaretskii writes: >> I was thinking about, but I have no idea on performance issues when >> notifications come in from all files in a large directory. > > How is this different from receiving a lot of output from a > subprocess? Emacs already copes with that, and file notifications use > the same mechanisms as process output reception. So I wouldn't worry > about that. OK, I'll check. I will also try to get performance figures on large directories with a lot of notifications. What I fear a little bit is the remote file case, which I also have in mind. Will test this as well. Best regards, Michael.