diff --git a/compat/fsmonitor/fsm-listen-linux.c b/compat/fsmonitor/fsm-listen-linux.c
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..e8548e4e009
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+++ b/compat/fsmonitor/fsm-listen-linux.c
@@ -0,0 +1,676 @@
+#include "cache.h"
+#include "fsmonitor.h"
+#include "fsm-listen.h"
+#include "fsmonitor--daemon.h"
+#include <dirent.h>
+#include <fcntl.h>
+#include <sys/inotify.h>
+#include <sys/stat.h>
+
+/*
+ * Safe value to bitwise OR with rest of mask for
+ * kernels that do not support IN_MASK_CREATE
+ */
+#ifndef IN_MASK_CREATE
+#define IN_MASK_CREATE 0x00000000
+#endif
+
+enum shutdown_reason {
+	SHUTDOWN_CONTINUE = 0,
+	SHUTDOWN_STOP,
+	SHUTDOWN_ERROR,
+	SHUTDOWN_FORCE
+};
+
+struct watch_entry {
+	struct hashmap_entry ent;
+	int wd;
+	uint32_t cookie;
+	const char *dir;
+};
+
+struct rename_entry {
+	struct hashmap_entry ent;
+	time_t whence;
+	uint32_t cookie;
+	const char *dir;
+};
+
+struct fsm_listen_data {
+	int fd_inotify;
+	enum shutdown_reason shutdown;
+	struct hashmap watches;
+	struct hashmap renames;
+	struct hashmap revwatches;
+};
+
+static int watch_entry_cmp(const void *cmp_data,
+			  const struct hashmap_entry *eptr,
+			  const struct hashmap_entry *entry_or_key,
+			  const void *keydata)
+{
+	const struct watch_entry *e1, *e2;
+
+	e1 = container_of(eptr, const struct watch_entry, ent);
+	e2 = container_of(eptr, const struct watch_entry, ent);
+	return e1->wd != e2->wd;
+}
+
+static int revwatches_entry_cmp(const void *cmp_data,
+			  const struct hashmap_entry *eptr,
+			  const struct hashmap_entry *entry_or_key,
+			  const void *keydata)
+{
+	const struct watch_entry *e1, *e2;
+
+	e1 = container_of(eptr, const struct watch_entry, ent);
+	e2 = container_of(eptr, const struct watch_entry, ent);
+	return strcmp(e1->dir, e2->dir);
+}
+
+static int rename_entry_cmp(const void *cmp_data,
+			  const struct hashmap_entry *eptr,
+			  const struct hashmap_entry *entry_or_key,
+			  const void *keydata)
+{
+	const struct rename_entry *e1, *e2;
+
+	e1 = container_of(eptr, const struct rename_entry, ent);
+	e2 = container_of(eptr, const struct rename_entry, ent);
+	return e1->cookie != e2->cookie;
+}
+
+/*
+ * Register an inotify watch, add watch descriptor to path mapping
+ * and the reverse mapping.
+ */
+static int add_watch(const char *path, struct fsm_listen_data *data)
+{
+	const char *interned = strintern(path);
+	struct watch_entry *w1, *w2;
+
+	/* add the inotify watch, don't allow watches to be modified */
+	int wd = inotify_add_watch(data->fd_inotify, interned,
+				(IN_ALL_EVENTS | IN_ONLYDIR | IN_MASK_CREATE)
+				^ IN_ACCESS ^ IN_CLOSE ^ IN_OPEN);
+	if (wd < 0)
+		return error_errno("inotify_add_watch('%s') failed", interned);
+
+	/* add watch descriptor -> directory mapping */
+	CALLOC_ARRAY(w1, 1);
+	w1->wd = wd;
+	w1->dir = interned;
+	hashmap_entry_init(&w1->ent, memhash(&w1->wd, sizeof(int)));
+	hashmap_add(&data->watches, &w1->ent);
+
+	/* add directory -> watch descriptor mapping */
+	CALLOC_ARRAY(w2, 1);
+	w2->wd = wd;
+	w2->dir = interned;
+	hashmap_entry_init(&w2->ent, memhash(w2->dir, strlen(w2->dir)));
+	hashmap_add(&data->revwatches, &w2->ent);
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+/*
+ * Remove the inotify watch, the watch descriptor to path mapping
+ * and the reverse mapping.
+ */
+static void remove_watch(struct watch_entry *w,
+	struct fsm_listen_data *data)
+{
+	struct watch_entry k1, k2, *w1, *w2;
+
+	/* remove watch, ignore error if kernel already did it */
+	if (inotify_rm_watch(data->fd_inotify, w->wd) && errno != EINVAL)
+		error_errno("inotify_rm_watch() failed");
+
+	hashmap_entry_init(&k1.ent, memhash(&w->wd, sizeof(int)));
+	w1 = hashmap_remove_entry(&data->watches, &k1, ent, NULL);
+	if (!w1)
+		BUG("Double remove of watch for '%s'", w->dir);
+
+	if (w1->cookie)
+		BUG("Removing watch for '%s' which has a pending rename", w1->dir);
+
+	hashmap_entry_init(&k2.ent, memhash(w->dir, strlen(w->dir)));
+	w2 = hashmap_remove_entry(&data->revwatches, &k2, ent, NULL);
+	if (!w2)
+		BUG("Double remove of reverse watch for '%s'", w->dir);
+
+	/* w1->dir and w2->dir are interned strings, we don't own them */
+	free(w1);
+	free(w2);
+}
+
+/*
+ * Check for stale directory renames.
+ *
+ * https://man7.org/linux/man-pages/man7/inotify.7.html
+ *
+ * Allow for some small timeout to account for the fact that insertion of the
+ * IN_MOVED_FROM+IN_MOVED_TO event pair is not atomic, and the possibility that
+ * there may not be any IN_MOVED_TO event.
+ *
+ * If the IN_MOVED_TO event is not received within the timeout then events have
+ * been missed and the monitor is in an inconsistent state with respect to the
+ * filesystem.
+ */
+static int check_stale_dir_renames(struct hashmap *renames, time_t max_age)
+{
+	struct rename_entry *re;
+	struct hashmap_iter iter;
+
+	hashmap_for_each_entry(renames, &iter, re, ent) {
+		if (re->whence <= max_age)
+			return -1;
+	}
+	return 0;
+}
+
+/*
+ * Track pending renames.
+ *
+ * Tracking is done via a event cookie to watch descriptor mapping.
+ *
+ * A rename is not complete until matching a IN_MOVED_TO event is received
+ * for a corresponding IN_MOVED_FROM event.
+ */
+static void add_dir_rename(uint32_t cookie, const char *path,
+	struct fsm_listen_data *data)
+{
+	struct watch_entry k, *w;
+	struct rename_entry *re;
+
+	/* lookup the watch descriptor for the given path */
+	hashmap_entry_init(&k.ent, memhash(path, strlen(path)));
+	w = hashmap_get_entry(&data->revwatches, &k, ent, NULL);
+	if (!w) /* should never happen */
+		BUG("No watch for '%s'", path);
+	w->cookie = cookie;
+
+	/* add the pending rename to match against later */
+	CALLOC_ARRAY(re, 1);
+	re->dir = w->dir;
+	re->cookie = w->cookie;
+	re->whence = time(NULL);
+	hashmap_entry_init(&re->ent, memhash(&re->cookie, sizeof(uint32_t)));
+	hashmap_add(&data->renames, &re->ent);
+}
+
+/*
+ * Handle directory renames
+ *
+ * Once a IN_MOVED_TO event is received, lookup the rename tracking information
+ * via the event cookie and use this information to update the watch.
+ */
+static void rename_dir(uint32_t cookie, const char *path,
+	struct fsm_listen_data *data)
+{
+	struct rename_entry rek, *re;
+	struct watch_entry k, *w;
+
+	/* lookup a pending rename to match */
+	rek.cookie = cookie;
+	hashmap_entry_init(&rek.ent, memhash(&rek.cookie, sizeof(uint32_t)));
+	re = hashmap_get_entry(&data->renames, &rek, ent, NULL);
+	if (re) {
+		k.dir = re->dir;
+		hashmap_entry_init(&k.ent, memhash(k.dir, strlen(k.dir)));
+		w = hashmap_get_entry(&data->revwatches, &k, ent, NULL);
+		if (w) {
+			w->cookie = 0; /* rename handled */
+			remove_watch(w, data);
+			add_watch(path, data);
+		} else {
+			BUG("No matching watch");
+		}
+	} else {
+		BUG("No matching cookie");
+	}
+}
+
+/*
+ * Recursively add watches to every directory under path
+ */
+static int register_inotify(const char *path,
+	struct fsmonitor_daemon_state *state,
+	struct fsmonitor_batch *batch)
+{
+	DIR *dir;
+	const char *rel;
+	struct strbuf current = STRBUF_INIT;
+	struct dirent *de;
+	struct stat fs;
+	int ret = -1;
+
+	dir = opendir(path);
+	if (!dir)
+		return error_errno("opendir('%s') failed", path);
+
+	while ((de = readdir_skip_dot_and_dotdot(dir)) != NULL) {
+		strbuf_reset(&current);
+		strbuf_addf(&current, "%s/%s", path, de->d_name);
+		if (lstat(current.buf, &fs)) {
+			error_errno("lstat('%s') failed", current.buf);
+			goto failed;
+		}
+
+		/* recurse into directory */
+		if (S_ISDIR(fs.st_mode)) {
+			if (add_watch(current.buf, state->listen_data))
+				goto failed;
+			if (register_inotify(current.buf, state, batch))
+				goto failed;
+		} else if (batch) {
+			rel = current.buf + state->path_worktree_watch.len + 1;
+			trace_printf_key(&trace_fsmonitor, "explicitly adding '%s'", rel);
+			fsmonitor_batch__add_path(batch, rel);
+		}
+	}
+	ret = 0;
+
+failed:
+	strbuf_release(&current);
+	if (closedir(dir) < 0)
+		return error_errno("closedir('%s') failed", path);
+	return ret;
+}
+
+static int em_rename_dir_from(u_int32_t mask)
+{
+	return ((mask & IN_ISDIR) && (mask & IN_MOVED_FROM));
+}
+
+static int em_rename_dir_to(u_int32_t mask)
+{
+	return ((mask & IN_ISDIR) && (mask & IN_MOVED_TO));
+}
+
+static int em_remove_watch(u_int32_t mask)
+{
+	return (mask & IN_DELETE_SELF);
+}
+
+static int em_dir_renamed(u_int32_t mask)
+{
+	return ((mask & IN_ISDIR) && (mask & IN_MOVE));
+}
+
+static int em_dir_created(u_int32_t mask)
+{
+	return ((mask & IN_ISDIR) && (mask & IN_CREATE));
+}
+
+static int em_dir_deleted(uint32_t mask)
+{
+	return ((mask & IN_ISDIR) && (mask & IN_DELETE));
+}
+
+static int em_force_shutdown(u_int32_t mask)
+{
+	return (mask & IN_UNMOUNT) || (mask & IN_Q_OVERFLOW);
+}
+
+static int em_ignore(u_int32_t mask)
+{
+	return (mask & IN_IGNORED) || (mask & IN_MOVE_SELF);
+}
+
+static void log_mask_set(const char *path, u_int32_t mask)
+{
+	struct strbuf msg = STRBUF_INIT;
+
+	if (mask & IN_ACCESS)
+		strbuf_addstr(&msg, "IN_ACCESS|");
+	if (mask & IN_MODIFY)
+		strbuf_addstr(&msg, "IN_MODIFY|");
+	if (mask & IN_ATTRIB)
+		strbuf_addstr(&msg, "IN_ATTRIB|");
+	if (mask & IN_CLOSE_WRITE)
+		strbuf_addstr(&msg, "IN_CLOSE_WRITE|");
+	if (mask & IN_CLOSE_NOWRITE)
+		strbuf_addstr(&msg, "IN_CLOSE_NOWRITE|");
+	if (mask & IN_OPEN)
+		strbuf_addstr(&msg, "IN_OPEN|");
+	if (mask & IN_MOVED_FROM)
+		strbuf_addstr(&msg, "IN_MOVED_FROM|");
+	if (mask & IN_MOVED_TO)
+		strbuf_addstr(&msg, "IN_MOVED_TO|");
+	if (mask & IN_CREATE)
+		strbuf_addstr(&msg, "IN_CREATE|");
+	if (mask & IN_DELETE)
+		strbuf_addstr(&msg, "IN_DELETE|");
+	if (mask & IN_DELETE_SELF)
+		strbuf_addstr(&msg, "IN_DELETE_SELF|");
+	if (mask & IN_MOVE_SELF)
+		strbuf_addstr(&msg, "IN_MOVE_SELF|");
+	if (mask & IN_UNMOUNT)
+		strbuf_addstr(&msg, "IN_UNMOUNT|");
+	if (mask & IN_Q_OVERFLOW)
+		strbuf_addstr(&msg, "IN_Q_OVERFLOW|");
+	if (mask & IN_IGNORED)
+		strbuf_addstr(&msg, "IN_IGNORED|");
+	if (mask & IN_ISDIR)
+		strbuf_addstr(&msg, "IN_ISDIR|");
+
+	trace_printf_key(&trace_fsmonitor, "inotify_event: '%s', mask=%#8.8x %s",
+				path, mask, msg.buf);
+
+	strbuf_release(&msg);
+}
+
+int fsm_listen__ctor(struct fsmonitor_daemon_state *state)
+{
+	int fd;
+	int ret = 0;
+	struct fsm_listen_data *data;
+
+	CALLOC_ARRAY(data, 1);
+	state->listen_data = data;
+	state->listen_error_code = -1;
+	data->shutdown = SHUTDOWN_ERROR;
+
+	fd = inotify_init1(O_NONBLOCK);
+	if (fd < 0)
+		return error_errno("inotify_init1() failed");
+
+	data->fd_inotify = fd;
+
+	hashmap_init(&data->watches, watch_entry_cmp, NULL, 0);
+	hashmap_init(&data->renames, rename_entry_cmp, NULL, 0);
+	hashmap_init(&data->revwatches, revwatches_entry_cmp, NULL, 0);
+
+	if (add_watch(state->path_worktree_watch.buf, data))
+		ret = -1;
+	else if (register_inotify(state->path_worktree_watch.buf, state, NULL))
+		ret = -1;
+	else if (state->nr_paths_watching > 1) {
+		if (add_watch(state->path_gitdir_watch.buf, data))
+			ret = -1;
+		else if (register_inotify(state->path_gitdir_watch.buf, state, NULL))
+			ret = -1;
+	}
+
+	if (!ret) {
+		state->listen_error_code = 0;
+		data->shutdown = SHUTDOWN_CONTINUE;
+	}
+
+	return ret;
+}
+
+void fsm_listen__dtor(struct fsmonitor_daemon_state *state)
+{
+	struct fsm_listen_data *data;
+	struct hashmap_iter iter;
+	struct watch_entry *w;
+	int fd;
+
+	if (!state || !state->listen_data)
+		return;
+
+	data = state->listen_data;
+	fd = data->fd_inotify;
+
+	hashmap_for_each_entry(&data->watches, &iter, w, ent) {
+		w->cookie = 0; /* ignore any pending renames */
+		remove_watch(w, data);
+	}
+	hashmap_clear(&data->watches);
+
+	hashmap_clear(&data->revwatches); /* remove_watch freed the entries */
+
+	hashmap_clear_and_free(&data->renames, struct rename_entry, ent);
+
+	FREE_AND_NULL(state->listen_data);
+
+	if (fd && (close(fd) < 0))
+		error_errno(_("closing inotify file descriptor failed"));
+}
+
+void fsm_listen__stop_async(struct fsmonitor_daemon_state *state)
+{
+	if (!state->listen_data->shutdown)
+		state->listen_data->shutdown = SHUTDOWN_STOP;
+}
+
+/*
+ * Process a single inotify event and queue for publication.
+ */
+static int process_event(const char *path,
+	const struct inotify_event *event,
+	struct fsmonitor_batch *batch,
+	struct string_list *cookie_list,
+	struct fsmonitor_daemon_state *state)
+{
+	const char *rel;
+	const char *last_sep;
+
+	switch (fsmonitor_classify_path_absolute(state, path)) {
+		case IS_INSIDE_DOT_GIT_WITH_COOKIE_PREFIX:
+		case IS_INSIDE_GITDIR_WITH_COOKIE_PREFIX:
+			/* Use just the filename of the cookie file. */
+			last_sep = find_last_dir_sep(path);
+			string_list_append(cookie_list,
+					last_sep ? last_sep + 1 : path);
+			break;
+		case IS_INSIDE_DOT_GIT:
+		case IS_INSIDE_GITDIR:
+			break;
+		case IS_DOT_GIT:
+		case IS_GITDIR:
+			/*
+			* If .git directory is deleted or renamed away,
+			* we have to quit.
+			*/
+			if (em_dir_deleted(event->mask)) {
+				trace_printf_key(&trace_fsmonitor,
+						"event: gitdir removed");
+				state->listen_data->shutdown = SHUTDOWN_FORCE;
+				goto done;
+			}
+
+			if (em_dir_renamed(event->mask)) {
+				trace_printf_key(&trace_fsmonitor,
+						"event: gitdir renamed");
+				state->listen_data->shutdown = SHUTDOWN_FORCE;
+				goto done;
+			}
+			break;
+		case IS_WORKDIR_PATH:
+			/* normal events in the working directory */
+			if (trace_pass_fl(&trace_fsmonitor))
+				log_mask_set(path, event->mask);
+
+			rel = path + state->path_worktree_watch.len + 1;
+			fsmonitor_batch__add_path(batch, rel);
+
+			if (em_dir_deleted(event->mask))
+				break;
+
+			/* received IN_MOVE_FROM, add tracking for expected IN_MOVE_TO */
+			if (em_rename_dir_from(event->mask))
+				add_dir_rename(event->cookie, path, state->listen_data);
+
+			/* received IN_MOVE_TO, update watch to reflect new path */
+			if (em_rename_dir_to(event->mask)) {
+				rename_dir(event->cookie, path, state->listen_data);
+				if (register_inotify(path, state, batch)) {
+					state->listen_data->shutdown = SHUTDOWN_ERROR;
+					goto done;
+				}
+			}
+
+			if (em_dir_created(event->mask)) {
+				if (add_watch(path, state->listen_data)) {
+					state->listen_data->shutdown = SHUTDOWN_ERROR;
+					goto done;
+				}
+				if (register_inotify(path, state, batch)) {
+					state->listen_data->shutdown = SHUTDOWN_ERROR;
+					goto done;
+				}
+			}
+			break;
+		case IS_OUTSIDE_CONE:
+		default:
+			trace_printf_key(&trace_fsmonitor,
+					"ignoring '%s'", path);
+			break;
+	}
+	return 0;
+done:
+	return -1;
+}
+
+/*
+ * Read the inotify event stream and pre-process events before further
+ * processing and eventual publishing.
+ */
+static void handle_events(struct fsmonitor_daemon_state *state)
+{
+	 /* See https://man7.org/linux/man-pages/man7/inotify.7.html */
+	char buf[4096]
+		__attribute__ ((aligned(__alignof__(struct inotify_event))));
+
+	struct hashmap watches = state->listen_data->watches;
+	struct fsmonitor_batch *batch = NULL;
+	struct string_list cookie_list = STRING_LIST_INIT_DUP;
+	struct watch_entry k, *w;
+	struct strbuf path;
+	const struct inotify_event *event;
+	int fd = state->listen_data->fd_inotify;
+	ssize_t len;
+	char *ptr, *p;
+
+	strbuf_init(&path, PATH_MAX);
+
+	for(;;) {
+		len = read(fd, buf, sizeof(buf));
+		if (len == -1 && errno != EAGAIN) {
+			error_errno(_("reading inotify message stream failed"));
+			state->listen_data->shutdown = SHUTDOWN_ERROR;
+			goto done;
+		}
+
+		/* nothing to read */
+		if (len <= 0)
+			goto done;
+
+		/* Loop over all events in the buffer. */
+		for (ptr = buf; ptr < buf + len;
+			 ptr += sizeof(struct inotify_event) + event->len) {
+
+			event = (const struct inotify_event *) ptr;
+
+			if (em_ignore(event->mask))
+				continue;
+
+			/* File system was unmounted or event queue overflowed */
+			if (em_force_shutdown(event->mask)) {
+				if (trace_pass_fl(&trace_fsmonitor))
+					log_mask_set("Forcing shutdown", event->mask);
+				state->listen_data->shutdown = SHUTDOWN_FORCE;
+				goto done;
+			}
+
+			hashmap_entry_init(&k.ent, memhash(&event->wd, sizeof(int)));
+			k.wd = event->wd;
+
+			w = hashmap_get_entry(&watches, &k, ent, NULL);
+			if (!w) /* should never happen */
+				BUG("No watch for '%s'", event->name);
+
+			/* directory watch was removed */
+			if (em_remove_watch(event->mask)) {
+				remove_watch(w, state->listen_data);
+				continue;
+			}
+
+			strbuf_reset(&path);
+			strbuf_add(&path, w->dir, strlen(w->dir));
+			strbuf_addch(&path, '/');
+			strbuf_addstr(&path, event->name);
+
+			p = fsmonitor__resolve_alias(path.buf, &state->alias);
+			if (!p)
+				p = strbuf_detach(&path, NULL);
+
+			if (!batch)
+				batch = fsmonitor_batch__new();
+
+			if (process_event(p, event, batch, &cookie_list, state)) {
+				free(p);
+				goto done;
+			}
+			free(p);
+		}
+		strbuf_reset(&path);
+		fsmonitor_publish(state, batch, &cookie_list);
+		string_list_clear(&cookie_list, 0);
+		batch = NULL;
+	}
+done:
+	strbuf_release(&path);
+	fsmonitor_batch__free_list(batch);
+	string_list_clear(&cookie_list, 0);
+}
+
+/*
+ * Non-blocking read of the inotify events stream. The inotify fd is polled
+ * frequently to help minimize the number of queue overflows.
+ */
+void fsm_listen__loop(struct fsmonitor_daemon_state *state)
+{
+	int poll_num;
+	const int interval = 1000;
+	time_t checked = time(NULL);
+	struct pollfd fds[1];
+	fds[0].fd = state->listen_data->fd_inotify;
+	fds[0].events = POLLIN;
+
+	for(;;) {
+		switch (state->listen_data->shutdown) {
+			case SHUTDOWN_CONTINUE:
+				poll_num = poll(fds, 1, 1);
+				if (poll_num == -1) {
+					if (errno == EINTR)
+						continue;
+					error_errno(_("polling inotify message stream failed"));
+					state->listen_data->shutdown = SHUTDOWN_ERROR;
+					continue;
+				}
+
+				if ((time(NULL) - checked) >= interval) {
+					checked = time(NULL);
+					if (check_stale_dir_renames(&state->listen_data->renames,
+						checked - interval)) {
+						trace_printf_key(&trace_fsmonitor,
+							"Missed IN_MOVED_TO events, forcing shutdown");
+						state->listen_data->shutdown = SHUTDOWN_FORCE;
+						continue;
+					}
+				}
+
+				if (poll_num > 0 && (fds[0].revents & POLLIN))
+					handle_events(state);
+
+				continue;
+			case SHUTDOWN_ERROR:
+				state->listen_error_code = -1;
+				ipc_server_stop_async(state->ipc_server_data);
+				break;
+			case SHUTDOWN_FORCE:
+				state->listen_error_code = 0;
+				ipc_server_stop_async(state->ipc_server_data);
+				break;
+			case SHUTDOWN_STOP:
+			default:
+				state->listen_error_code = 0;
+				break;
+		}
+		return;
+	}
+}
