linux-ext4 - Re: [PATCH v6 7/9] ext4: switch to multigrain timestamps

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Message-ID: <20240717113247.hih4trvudsdbrwts@quack3>
Date: Wed, 17 Jul 2024 13:32:47 +0200
From: Jan Kara <jack@...e.cz>
To: Jeff Layton <jlayton@...nel.org>
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Subject: Re: [PATCH v6 7/9] ext4: switch to multigrain timestamps

On Mon 15-07-24 08:48:58, Jeff Layton wrote:
> Enable multigrain timestamps, which should ensure that there is an
> apparent change to the timestamp whenever it has been written after
> being actively observed via getattr.
> 
> For ext4, we only need to enable the FS_MGTIME flag.
> 
> Reviewed-by: Josef Bacik <josef@...icpanda.com>
> Signed-off-by: Jeff Layton <jlayton@...nel.org>

You, I don't think anything else is needed. Feel free to add:

Reviewed-by: Jan Kara <jack@...e.cz>

								Honza

> ---
>  fs/ext4/super.c | 2 +-
>  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
> 
> diff --git a/fs/ext4/super.c b/fs/ext4/super.c
> index eb899628e121..95d4d7c0957a 100644
> --- a/fs/ext4/super.c
> +++ b/fs/ext4/super.c
> @@ -7294,7 +7294,7 @@ static struct file_system_type ext4_fs_type = {
>  	.init_fs_context	= ext4_init_fs_context,
>  	.parameters		= ext4_param_specs,
>  	.kill_sb		= ext4_kill_sb,
> -	.fs_flags		= FS_REQUIRES_DEV | FS_ALLOW_IDMAP,
> +	.fs_flags		= FS_REQUIRES_DEV | FS_ALLOW_IDMAP | FS_MGTIME,
>  };
>  MODULE_ALIAS_FS("ext4");
>  
> 
> -- 
> 2.45.2
> 
-- 
Jan Kara <jack@...e.com>
SUSE Labs, CR