GNU bug report logs - #18958
25.0.50; auto-revert-mode reacts slowly even if using an event-driven backend

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: Dima Kogan <dima <at> secretsauce.net>

Date: Wed, 5 Nov 2014 19:02:02 UTC

Severity: normal

Found in version 25.0.50

Done: Michael Albinus <michael.albinus <at> gmx.de>

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From: Dima Kogan <dima <at> secretsauce.net>
To: Michael Albinus <michael.albinus <at> gmx.de>
Cc: 18958-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#18958: 25.0.50; auto-revert-mode reacts slowly even if using an event-driven backend
Date: Mon, 23 Feb 2015 11:51:56 -0800

Michael Albinus <michael.albinus <at> gmx.de> writes:

> I meant gfilenotify is superior to inotify wrt file notifications due to
> its polling feature. That does not mean auto-revert, since Emacs has its
> own polling mechanism here.

Ah, ok. This is true. Would you be opposed to setting the default to
"inotify" on Linux since this currently provides a better user
experience there?
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