Re: [PATCH] fs: have setattr_copy handle multigrain timestamps appropriately

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On Wed, 30 Aug 2023 14:28:43 -0400, Jeff Layton wrote:
> The setattr codepath is still using coarse-grained timestamps, even on
> multigrain filesystems. To fix this, we need to fetch the timestamp for
> ctime updates later, at the point where the assignment occurs in
> setattr_copy.
> 
> On a multigrain inode, ignore the ia_ctime in the attrs, and always
> update the ctime to the current clock value. Update the atime and mtime
> with the same value (if needed) unless they are being set to other
> specific values, a'la utimes().
> 
> [...]

Picking this into vfs.ctime. Let me know if this has to go somewhere else.

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Applied to the vfs.ctime branch of the vfs/vfs.git tree.
Patches in the vfs.ctime branch should appear in linux-next soon.

Please report any outstanding bugs that were missed during review in a
new review to the original patch series allowing us to drop it.

It's encouraged to provide Acked-bys and Reviewed-bys even though the
patch has now been applied. If possible patch trailers will be updated.

Note that commit hashes shown below are subject to change due to rebase,
trailer updates or similar. If in doubt, please check the listed branch.

tree:   https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/vfs/vfs.git
branch: vfs.ctime

[1/1] fs: have setattr_copy handle multigrain timestamps appropriately
      https://git.kernel.org/vfs/vfs/c/2846ab555339



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