Hi Tom, Thanks for that information. Sounds like my test program should retry as needed when modifying a file to be sure that it actually changes the visible attribute.
Alan > On Dec 3, 2016, at 3:05 AM, Thomas Tempelmann <tempelm...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Hi Alan, > what makes you think that you get such a high resolution with the file dates? > Most file systems only have a one second resolution (some even have less), > meaning you have to wait for a second to actually see the value on disk > change. So, even if the OS would use a higher resolution in its APIs, it > would only be held in memory, not on disk. I'd question that bevavior, though > - the APIs should not suggest a higher res than what the actual on-disk > structure can support. Regardless - if some rare event would clear the > in-memory cache, you'd get back the on-disk value with the lower resolution, > and that could be what you're seeing. Unless I totally misunderstand what > you're doing. > > Thomas > _______________________________________________ Do not post admin requests to the list. They will be ignored. Filesystem-dev mailing list (Filesystem-dev@lists.apple.com) Help/Unsubscribe/Update your Subscription: https://lists.apple.com/mailman/options/filesystem-dev/archive%40mail-archive.com This email sent to arch...@mail-archive.com
