On Tue, May 19, 2026 at 09:25:37AM +0200, Heinrich Schuchardt wrote: > 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.
OK, can you please use something like https://source.denx.de/u-boot/u-boot-extras/-/blob/master/contrib/trini/u-boot-size-test.sh?ref_type=heads for the whole board? > 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. Yes, that is useful and more user friendly than hashing a file. But I do worry about global size growth. -- Tom
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