Hi! The question is a bit offtopic but many ppl here will surely know the answer. What is the purpose of the i_dtime field? Yes, I know what it means I just cant figure out whats the purpose, and how are situations like (i_dtime == 0) && (i_links_count == 0) or (i_dtime != 0) && (i_links_count != 0) possible? I ve looked at the source and storing the corect (!zero) i_dtime follows zeroing of the i_links_count in ext2_update_inode() Thanx for your help! Marin -= Why do we need gates in a world without fences? =-