On Sat, 5 Feb 2022 15:12:33 +0100, Xavier Roche wrote: > Various filesystems (including ext4) now support file creation time. > This patch tentatively adds such support for tmpfs-based filesystems. > > The reason is that creation time has been supported on an increasing number > of filesystems (this information can be retrieved through the statx() > userland function), and its support for tmpfs would add consistency. > Example of use includes checking the creation time of an ephemeral status file > being updated (such as a "work in progress" placeholder), to get two time > points (starting point and last update). > > Note that I am nothing but a new contributor, and while this patch has > been tested (and userland results checked), the logic might be broken. > > Signed-off-by: Xavier Roche <xavier.roche@xxxxxxxxxxx> > --- > include/linux/shmem_fs.h | 1 + > mm/shmem.c | 11 +++++++++++ > 2 files changed, 12 insertions(+) > (...) Tested-by: Jean Delvare <jdelvare@xxxxxxx> Code looks reasonable, but take my review with a grain of salt as this isn't my area. Reviewed-by: Jean Delvare <jdelvare@xxxxxxx> -- Jean Delvare SUSE L3 Support
