Re: [PATCH] ksmbd: set create_time to btime in ksmbd_vfs_fill_dentry_attrs()

[koraynilay]

On Tue Nov 10, 2026 at 11:45 PM CET, Namjae Jeon wrote:
> On Wed, Nov 11, 2026 at 4:56 AM Ian Bridges <icb@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>
>> Hi,
>>
>> On Tue, Nov 10, 2026 at 05:16:59PM +0100, koraynilay wrote:
>> > ksmbd_vfs_fill_dentry_attrs() queries vfs_getattr() with STATX_BTIME,
>> > but discards ksmbd_kstat->kstat->btime and unconditionally initializes
>> > ksmbd_kstat->create_time to ksmbd_kstat->kstat->ctime.
>>
>> I tested this on a kernel whose fs/smb/server matches ksmbd-for-next,
>> with files and a directory created on the server, so without the DOS
>> attribute xattr. Before the patch, a directory listing reported their
>> ctime as the creation time, while a query on the open file reported
>> the btime. With the patch, both report the btime. A file created over
>> SMB keeps its stored creation time in both. smbtorture gives the same
>> results as without the patch, and KASAN reports nothing.
>>
>> Reviewed-by: Ian Bridges <icb@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> Tested-by: Ian Bridges <icb@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Applied this patch to #ksmbd-for-next.
> Thanks!

Thanks!

Best,
koraynilay

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