linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2 2/2] relatime: Allow making relatime the default behaviour

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Message-ID: <20081129210302.GB22998@srcf.ucam.org>
Date:	Sat, 29 Nov 2008 21:03:02 +0000
From:	Matthew Garrett <mjg@...hat.com>
To:	Arjan van de Ven <arjan@...radead.org>
Cc:	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	Jamie Lokier <jamie@...reable.org>,
	Jörn Engel <joern@...fs.org>,
	Matthew Wilcox <matthew@....cx>,
	Christoph Hellwig <hch@...radead.org>,
	Randy Dunlap <randy.dunlap@...cle.com>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-fsdevel@...r.kernel.org,
	mingo@...hat.com, val.henson@...il.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 2/2] relatime: Allow making relatime the default behaviour

On Sat, Nov 29, 2008 at 12:55:29PM -0800, Arjan van de Ven wrote:

> let me ask this:
> Has anmyone ever had the desire to change the default of 1 day of
> relatime? Ever?

The current kernel code has no time-based heuristics. It'll only update 
atime if it's older than ctime or mtime.

-- 
Matthew Garrett | mjg59@...f.ucam.org
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