[openbeos] Re: SK: interacting modules
- From: "Nathan Whitehorn" <nathan.whitehorn@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: openbeos@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Wed, 15 May 2002 18:59:19 EDT (-0400)
> > * Node Monitoring:
> > Basically the two functions watch_node() and stop_watching(), but
> > who
> > does the actual work? Is there a Node Monitor (the BeBook
> > mentions
> > something like this)? ...?
>
> That's handled by the notify_listener() function - the file system
> calls that function (a kernel function), and it will somehow trigger
> the notification of all watching messengers.
> AFAIK the kernel has no knowledge about BMessages, so it must be
> handled by some upper layer - I guess it's either the app_server or
> the
> registrar, but I dunno.
I think it may have just enough knowledge to do this. The app_server,
for instance, has its own internal BMessage code.
-Nathan
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