linux-ext4 - [PATCH] ext3: Fix update of mtime and ctime on rename

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Date:	Wed, 26 Mar 2008 11:46:14 +0100
From:	Jan Kara <jack@...e.cz>
To:	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>
Cc:	linux-fsdevel@...r.kernel.org, linux-ext4@...r.kernel.org,
	Al Viro <viro@...IV.linux.org.uk>
Subject: [PATCH] ext3: Fix update of mtime and ctime on rename

The patch below makes ext3 update mtime and ctime of the directory
into which we move file even if the directory entry already exists.

Signed-off-by: Jan Kara <jack@...e.cz>
---
 fs/ext3/namei.c |    2 ++
 1 files changed, 2 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-)

diff --git a/fs/ext3/namei.c b/fs/ext3/namei.c
index dec3e0d..b0f377f 100644
--- a/fs/ext3/namei.c
+++ b/fs/ext3/namei.c
@@ -2318,6 +2318,8 @@ static int ext3_rename (struct inode * old_dir, struct dentry *old_dentry,
 					      EXT3_FEATURE_INCOMPAT_FILETYPE))
 			new_de->file_type = old_de->file_type;
 		new_dir->i_version++;
+		new_dir->i_ctime = new_dir->i_mtime = CURRENT_TIME_SEC;
+		ext3_mark_inode_dirty(handle, new_dir);
 		BUFFER_TRACE(new_bh, "call ext3_journal_dirty_metadata");
 		ext3_journal_dirty_metadata(handle, new_bh);
 		brelse(new_bh);
-- 
1.5.2.4

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