File ctime/mtime update inconsistencies

[Stefan (metze) Metzmacher]

Atte Peltomaki schrieb:
> On Wed, Jul 16, 2008 at 06:41:07PM +0200, Stefan (metze) Metzmacher wrote:
>> Atte Peltomaki schrieb:
>>> On Tue, Jul 15, 2008 at 04:27:25PM +0200, Stefan (metze) Metzmacher wrote:
>>>> Atte Peltomaki schrieb:
>>>>> Problem: neither ctime nor mtime attributes are consistently updated
>>>>> when new files are created or existing ones replaced. 
>>>> The problem is that samba3 doesn't store the ctime and not filesystems
>>>> doesn't have a way to set the ctime.
>>>>
>>> Without this implemented and on other platforms/filesystems, respecting 
>>> windows clients request to preserve the mtime causes practical problems:
>> We know set the mtime to the current time at close, unless
>> the client explicit set the mtime before on the handle.
> 
> This is exactly the problem I would like to address; since most
> unix-like operating systems do not support win32 ctime, the client will
> not end up getting what it requested in any case. 
> 
> I'll reiterate: it is less technically correct not to update any file
> timestamps upon file creation than it is to disrespect clients request
> to set mtime. 

Windows client need this behavior of the mtime, otherwise some office
applications don't work correctly.

metze

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