From: Jens Axboe <jens.axboe@oracle.com>
To: Miklos Szeredi <miklos@szeredi.hu>
Cc: akpm@linux-foundation.org, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org,
linux-fsdevel@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] splice: update mtime and atime on files
Date: Sat, 15 Aug 2009 08:42:41 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20090815064241.GE12579@kernel.dk> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <E1MbyLM-0006Xd-OE@pomaz-ex.szeredi.hu>
On Fri, Aug 14 2009, Miklos Szeredi wrote:
> From: Miklos Szeredi <mszeredi@suse.cz>
>
> Splice should update the modification and access times on regular
> files just like read and write. Not updating mtime will confuse
> backup tools, etc...
>
> This patch only adds the time updates for regular files. For pipes
> and other special files that splice touches the need for updating the
> times is less clear. Let's discuss and fix that separately.
Thanks Miklos, I've queued this one up.
--
Jens Axboe
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2009-08-15 6:42 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 8+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2009-08-14 15:05 [PATCH] splice: update mtime and atime on files Miklos Szeredi
2009-08-15 6:42 ` Jens Axboe [this message]
2009-08-18 5:00 ` Willy Tarreau
2009-08-18 8:35 ` Jens Axboe
2009-08-18 8:46 ` Willy Tarreau
2009-08-18 8:50 ` Jens Axboe
2009-08-18 11:59 ` Miklos Szeredi
2009-08-19 8:50 ` Jens Axboe
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