Re: [PATCH] fs: grab current_time() in setattr_copy_mgtime() when ATTR_CTIME is unset

From: Jan Kara
Date: Wed Oct 09 2024 - 12:57:23 EST


On Wed 09-10-24 12:26:32, Jeff Layton wrote:
> With support of delegated timestamps, nfsd can issue a setattr that sets
> the atime, but not the ctime. Ensure that when the ctime isn't set that
> "now" is set to the current coarse-grained time.
>
> Reported-by: Jan Kara <jack@xxxxxxx>
> Closes: https://lore.kernel.org/linux-fsdevel/20241009153022.5uyp6aku2kcfeexp@quack3/
> Fixes: d8d11298e8a1 ("fs: handle delegated timestamps in setattr_copy_mgtime")
> Signed-off-by: Jeff Layton <jlayton@xxxxxxxxxx>
> ---
> A fix for bug that Jan reported. Christian, it may be best to fold this
> into d8d11298e8a1.

Looks good to me. Feel free to add:

Reviewed-by: Jan Kara <jack@xxxxxxx>

although I agree with Jeff it's best to fold this into the original patch.

Honza

> ---
> fs/attr.c | 1 +
> 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+)
>
> diff --git a/fs/attr.c b/fs/attr.c
> index c614b954bda5244cc20ee82a98a8e68845f23bd7..9caf63d20d03e86c535e9c8c91d49c2a34d34b7a 100644
> --- a/fs/attr.c
> +++ b/fs/attr.c
> @@ -298,6 +298,7 @@ static void setattr_copy_mgtime(struct inode *inode, const struct iattr *attr)
> } else {
> /* If ATTR_CTIME isn't set, then ATTR_MTIME shouldn't be either. */
> WARN_ON_ONCE(ia_valid & ATTR_MTIME);
> + now = current_time(inode);
> }
>
> if (ia_valid & ATTR_ATIME_SET)
>
> ---
> base-commit: 109aff7a3b294d9dc0f49d33fc6746e8d27e46f6
> change-id: 20241009-mgtime-f672852d67cc
>
> Best regards,
> --
> Jeff Layton <jlayton@xxxxxxxxxx>
>
--
Jan Kara <jack@xxxxxxxx>
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