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.\"    Manual: The Linux VFS
.\"    Source: Kernel Hackers Manual 4.10.7
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.TH "FILE_UPDATE_TIME" "9" "March 2017" "Kernel Hackers Manual 4\&.10\&" "The Linux VFS"
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.SH "NAME"
file_update_time \- update mtime and ctime time
.SH "SYNOPSIS"
.HP \w'int\ file_update_time('u
.BI "int file_update_time(struct\ file\ *\ " "file" ");"
.SH "ARGUMENTS"
.PP
\fIfile\fR
.RS 4
file accessed
.RE
.SH "DESCRIPTION"
.PP
Update the mtime and ctime members of an inode and mark the inode for writeback\&. Note that this function is meant exclusively for usage in the file write path of filesystems, and filesystems may choose to explicitly ignore update via this function with the S_NOCMTIME inode flag, e\&.g\&. for network filesystem where these timestamps are handled by the server\&. This can return an error for file systems who need to allocate space in order to update an inode\&.
.SH "COPYRIGHT"
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