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1 files changed, 5 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/src/tail.c b/src/tail.c
index 5fdb956c6..c5380cbe8 100644
--- a/src/tail.c
+++ b/src/tail.c
@@ -2265,7 +2265,11 @@ main (int argc, char **argv)
FIXME: when using inotify, and a directory for a watched file
is recreated, then we don't recheck any new file when
- follow_mode == Follow_name */
+ follow_mode == Follow_name.
+
+ FIXME-maybe: inotify has a watch descriptor per inode, and hence with
+ our current hash implementation will only --follow data for one
+ of the names when multiple hardlinked files are specified. */
if (!disable_inotify && (tailable_stdin (F, n_files)
|| any_remote_file (F, n_files)
|| any_symlinks (F, n_files)