linux-ext4 - RE: possible different donor file naming in e4defrag

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Date:	Fri, 15 Aug 2014 16:45:06 -0400
From:	TR Reardon <thomas_reardon@...mail.com>
To:	"Darrick J. Wong" <darrick.wong@...cle.com>
CC:	"linux-ext4@...r.kernel.org" <linux-ext4@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: RE: possible different donor file naming in e4defrag


> On Fri, Aug 15, 2014 at 04:12:40PM -0400, TR Reardon wrote:
>> Currently, e4defrag creates a donor file _in the same directory_ of
>> the file being defrag'ed.
>> 
>> The problem with this is that the containing directory times are
>> changed because of the transient presence of the donor file. Any
>> thoughts as to moving the donor to a better location, mount-root, or
>> /lost+found? Or, ugh, a configurable location, if non-privileged
>> defrag is important?
> 
> How about we just reset the directory time? (Or does utime() not work?)
> 
> --D

Er, yes, that's simpler.  And a SIGINT handler just to keep things tidy?

+Reardon

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