Re: [PATCH v5 6/9] xfs: switch to multigrain timestamps

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On Thu, Jul 11, 2024 at 07:08:10AM -0400, Jeff Layton wrote:
> Enable multigrain timestamps, which should ensure that there is an
> apparent change to the timestamp whenever it has been written after
> being actively observed via getattr.
> 
> Also, anytime the mtime changes, the ctime must also change, and those
> are now the only two options for xfs_trans_ichgtime. Have that function
> unconditionally bump the ctime, and ASSERT that XFS_ICHGTIME_CHG is
> always set.
> 
> Finally, stop setting STATX_CHANGE_COOKIE in getattr, since the ctime
> should give us better semantics now.

Following up on "As long as the fs isn't touching i_ctime_nsec directly,
you shouldn't need to worry about this" from:
https://lore.kernel.org/linux-xfs/cae5c28f172ac57b7eaaa98a00b23f342f01ba64.camel@xxxxxxxxxx/

xfs /does/ touch i_ctime_nsec directly when it's writing inodes to disk.

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