On 5/18/26 20:15, Tom Rini wrote:
On Mon, May 18, 2026 at 07:57:19AM +0200, Heinrich Schuchardt wrote:
The ls command currently only displays the size and name of files and
directories.
* Add the change date to the output on FAT and ext2/3/4.
* Use the actual date when updating the change date in ext2/3/4
file-systems.
What's the motivation for this change, and how much of a size impact
does this have in general?
For qemu_arm64_defconfig fs/fs.o shows a growth of 260 bytes in .text
and .data sections.
Change times let users immediately spot which files were modified most
recently (kernel images, device trees).
If a device stops booting, seeing a file’s change date helps determine
whether a recent change could be the cause.
Best regards
Heinrich
