linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] loop: Update mtime when writing using aops

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Message-ID: <20100408124539.GM10103@kernel.dk>
Date:	Thu, 8 Apr 2010 14:45:39 +0200
From:	Jens Axboe <jens.axboe@...cle.com>
To:	Nikanth Karthikesan <knikanth@...e.de>
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] loop: Update mtime when writing using aops

On Thu, Apr 08 2010, Nikanth Karthikesan wrote:
> Update mtime when writing to backing filesystem using the address space
> operations write_begin and write_end.

You forgot to include a 'why' :-)

Not that I disagree with the patch, just curious what made you make the
change.

-- 
Jens Axboe

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