linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] Correct comments for ctime field for ext2 and ext3.

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Date:	Mon, 1 Nov 2010 15:16:59 -0400 (EDT)
From:	Jiri Kosina <jkosina@...e.cz>
To:	"Robert P. J. Day" <rpjday@...shcourse.ca>
Cc:	Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] Correct comments for ctime field for ext2 and ext3.

On Sun, 31 Oct 2010, Robert P. J. Day wrote:

> 
> Signed-off-by: Robert P. J. Day <rpjday@...shcourse.ca>
> 
> ---
> 
>   not sure if my first posting made it, so ignore this if its a dup.
> 
> diff --git a/include/linux/ext2_fs.h b/include/linux/ext2_fs.h
> index 2dfa707..e084c99 100644
> --- a/include/linux/ext2_fs.h
> +++ b/include/linux/ext2_fs.h
> @@ -244,7 +244,7 @@ struct ext2_inode {
>  	__le16	i_uid;		/* Low 16 bits of Owner Uid */
>  	__le32	i_size;		/* Size in bytes */
>  	__le32	i_atime;	/* Access time */
> -	__le32	i_ctime;	/* Creation time */
> +	__le32	i_ctime;	/* Status change time */

I feel that 'Inode change time' would be more appropriate.

-- 
Jiri Kosina
SUSE Labs, Novell Inc.
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