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What about asking the OS for the list of changes like Everything on Windows does, instantly, for millions, at a RAM cost of a ~1-2 browser tabs (though that mig
by eviks 3y ago
What about asking the OS for the list of changes like Everything on Windows does, instantly, for millions, at a RAM cost of a ~1-2 browser tabs (though that might be limited to NTFS, but still)?
- wintogreen74 3y agothis only happens because it's not querying on demand, which is what the article indicates they're essentially (now) doing
- lelanthran 3y ago> What about asking the OS for the list of changes like Everything on Windows does That's not, the last time I checked, how everything on Windows works. Windows provides the ability to hook into FS system calls, so that things like virus scanners work. Everything uses the hook to get notified of all changes, and uses those mods simply to update its index (which is faster than scanning a file for viruses, so it's imperceptible to users). It's a great idea, and I don't think there is anything similar in Linux or BSD (inotify isn't the same thing, AFAIK, it uses up file descriptors).