Tracking file contents

A computer usable program product comprising a computer usable storage medium including computer usable code for tracking file content in a computer memory, the computer usable code comprising:

• computer usable code for creating a content inode corresponding to a content, the content being in a file, the file being stored in a computer memory, and the file being locatable using a file system executing under an operating system in a data processing system;
• computer usable code for detecting one of (i) an operation, (ii) a component, and (iii) an application, operating with respect to the content;
• computer usable code for determining a descriptor and a location corresponding to the one of the operation, the component, and the application;
• computer usable code for adding the descriptor to the content inode;
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• computer usable code for adding a location identifier corresponding to the location to the content inode, the content inode with the added descriptor and location identifier enabling an application to learn about the one of the operation, the component, and the application having operated with respect to the content.

A data processing system for tracking file content, the data processing system comprising:

• a storage device including a storage medium, wherein the storage device stores computer usable program code;
• and
• a processor, wherein the processor executes the computer usable program code, and wherein the computer usable program code comprises:
• computer usable code for creating a content inode corresponding to a content, the content being in a file, the file being stored in a computer memory, and the file being locatable using a file system executing under an operating system in a data processing system;
• computer usable code for detecting one of (i) an operation, (ii) a component, and (iii) an application, operating with respect to the content;
• computer usable code for determining a descriptor and a location corresponding to the one of the operation, the component, and the application;
• computer usable code for adding the descriptor to the content inode;
• and
• computer usable code for adding a location identifier corresponding to the location to the content inode, the content inode with the added descriptor and location identifier enabling an application to learn about the one of the operation, the component, and the application having operated with respect to the content.