Linux-kernel mailing list archive 1997-47,: Why no ext2 "no_atime" option?

# Why no ext2 "no_atime" option?

Jeff Garzik (jeff.garzik@spinne.com)
Sat, 29 Nov 1997 06:58:41 -0500

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Linux 2.0.32 includes support for ignoring atime updates, a big win on
news servers.

Looking through the source, it appears there is no mount option to
enable no_atime support under ext2. Why is this? Is ext2 no_atime
unstable?

ext2 no_atime support is present, but it requires the setting of an ext2
flag "EXT2_FL_NOATIME", which is not manipulated or set in the kernel at
all.

Request: Add a noatime mount option to the ext2 fs in the next kernel
release. I can easily work up a patch to do so if desired.

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