> > > > This flag is checked in msync() and __fput(), and if set, the file > > > > times are updated and the flag is cleared > > > > > > Why not also check inside vfs_getattr? > > > > This is the minimum, that the standard asks for. > > > > Note, your porposal would touch the times in vfs_getattr(), which > > means, that the modification times would depend on the time of the > > last stat() call, which is not really right, though it would still be > > conforming. > > > > It is much saner, if the modification time is always the time of the > > last write() or msync(). > > I disagree. The above doesn't allow a program like 'make' to discover > whether or not the file has changed by simply calling stat(). Instead, > you're forcing a call to msync()+stat().
Yes, but that's the only portable way _anyway_. And it probably doesn't matter, programs using mmap to write to a file _will_ call msync, or at least close the file, when they're done. Thanks, Miklos - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
