Re: earmv7hf test status, specifically utimensat

[Brian Buhrow <buhrow%nfbcal.org@localhost>]

	Hello.  atime is something I use for diagnostic purposes on a regular
basis.  I wish Windows had it and when it's not available, I miss it often.
 
-thanks
-Brian
On Aug 30, 11:01am, Jason Thorpe wrote:
} Subject: Re: earmv7hf test status, specifically utimensat
} 
} 
} > On Aug 30, 2018, at 10:21 AM, Greg Troxel <gdt%lexort.com@localhost> wrote:
} > 
} > It turns out the system I found this on was....  mounted noatime, just
} > like the install image does by default.  I had not set up tmpfs, even
} > though I usually do.
} > 
} > Adding a tmpfs makes the test pass.
} > 
} > Also, when I said lockup, what really happened was that the system was
} > running but the usb wifi interface wedged:
} > 
} >  Aug 30 11:00:20 rpi3 /netbsd: urtwn0: timeout waiting for firmware readiness
} 
} I see this all the bloody time on my RPI, and it drives me batty.
} 
} >  obviously noatime is about not breaking uSD cards, but I wonder if
} >  that's still necessary with modern cards?
} 
} Yes.
} 
} >  the rpi3 image seems to default to noatime, and  I wonder if that
} >  should continue to be, given the balance of saving wear and oddness
} 
} Honestly, atime is one of the dumbest file attributes there is.  Personally, I think we should be defaulting to noatime unless running some sort of conformance test.
} 
} -- thorpej
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} 
>-- End of excerpt from Jason Thorpe