ext4 didn't update the ctime of the file when its permission was changed. Steps to reproduce: # touch aaa # stat -c %Z aaa 1275289822 # setfacl -m 'u::x,g::x,o::x' aaa # stat -c %Z aaa 1275289822 <- unchanged But, according to the spec of the ctime, ext4 must update it. Port of ext3 patch by Miao Xie <miaox@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>. CC: linux-ext4@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx CC: tytso@xxxxxxx Signed-off-by: Jan Kara <jack@xxxxxxx> --- fs/ext4/acl.c | 1 + 1 files changed, 1 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-) diff --git a/fs/ext4/acl.c b/fs/ext4/acl.c index feaf498..5e2ed45 100644 --- a/fs/ext4/acl.c +++ b/fs/ext4/acl.c @@ -204,6 +204,7 @@ ext4_set_acl(handle_t *handle, struct inode *inode, int type, return error; else { inode->i_mode = mode; + inode->i_ctime = ext4_current_time(inode); ext4_mark_inode_dirty(handle, inode); if (error == 0) acl = NULL; -- 1.6.4.2 -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-fsdevel" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html