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SubjectRe: [PATCH] splice: update mtime and atime on files
On Fri, Aug 14 2009, Miklos Szeredi wrote:
> From: Miklos Szeredi <mszeredi@suse.cz>
>
> Splice should update the modification and access times on regular
> files just like read and write. Not updating mtime will confuse
> backup tools, etc...
>
> This patch only adds the time updates for regular files. For pipes
> and other special files that splice touches the need for updating the
> times is less clear. Let's discuss and fix that separately.

Thanks Miklos, I've queued this one up.

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Jens Axboe



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