On Mon, Jan 31, 2022 at 12:10:27AM +0200, Petros Pateros wrote: > However, it was pointed out to me that relying on mtime can give wrong > results, > for example: > (a) if the clock is set backwards or in case of insufficient granularity in > mtime > then a file that gets modified might have the same mtime > (b) an mmap(2)-ed file can get modified but its mtime might not get updated > soon enough
How likely is it for these situations to occur in practice? If these are practical problems, then it makes sense to solve them. Otherwise I think it's best not to waste resource solving theoretical problems. - NRK
