tree 9c46dfa627c0adb639ee1542fffbc2262727ef36
parent e0d072250a54669dce876d8ade70e417356aae74
parent a528d35e8bfcc521d7cb70aaf03e1bd296c8493f
author Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org> 1488569936 -0800
committer Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org> 1488569936 -0800

Merge branch 'rebased-statx' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/viro/vfs

Pull vfs 'statx()' update from Al Viro.

This adds the new extended stat() interface that internally subsumes our
previous stat interfaces, and allows user mode to specify in more detail
what kind of information it wants.

It also allows for some explicit synchronization information to be
passed to the filesystem, which can be relevant for network filesystems:
is the cached value ok, or do you need open/close consistency, or what?

From David Howells.

Andreas Dilger points out that the first version of the extended statx
interface was posted June 29, 2010:

    https://www.spinics.net/lists/linux-fsdevel/msg33831.html

* 'rebased-statx' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/viro/vfs:
  statx: Add a system call to make enhanced file info available