Subject: Re: kern/25279: NFS read doesn't update atime
To: Thor Lancelot Simon <tls@rek.tjls.com>
From: Manuel Bouyer <bouyer@antioche.eu.org>
List: tech-kern
Date: 06/28/2005 19:33:35
On Tue, Jun 28, 2005 at 12:38:42PM -0400, Thor Lancelot Simon wrote:
> On Tue, Jun 28, 2005 at 09:05:11AM -0700, Chuck Silvers wrote:
> > 
> > my point is that it does not seem correct to update timestamps as part of
> > cache-flushing.  whether or not the incorrect change is doable on a branch
> > is irrelevant.
> 
> The current way is far *worse*: it breaks backups.  I certainly support
> Manuel committing his patch unless and until someone actually writes the
> code to do it the way you're suggesting.

Also, the code needs to be pulled up to the netbsd-2 (and possibly 2-0) and 
netbsd-3 branches. I'm not sure if a vnode interface change can be pulled up.

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Manuel Bouyer <bouyer@antioche.eu.org>
     NetBSD: 26 ans d'experience feront toujours la difference
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