linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] utimensat implementation

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Message-ID: <46314C3B.3040908@redhat.com>
Date:	Thu, 26 Apr 2007 18:04:59 -0700
From:	Ulrich Drepper <drepper@...hat.com>
To:	"H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>
CC:	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] utimensat implementation

H. Peter Anvin wrote:
> Primarily to let a backup program restore the full state of the filesystem.

Is this wanted?  Or needed?  I would think there are good reasons why
this hasn't been done so far.  Intrusion detection is one reason I can
think of.

-- 
➧ Ulrich Drepper ➧ Red Hat, Inc. ➧ 444 Castro St ➧ Mountain View, CA ❖


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