# \[PATCH\] Update atime from future.

- From: yangsheng \<hidden\>
- Date: 2011-01-04 09:08:33 
- List: linux-ext4
- Page: https://ratatoskr.run/linux-ext4/2011/01/49752
- Thread: https://ratatoskr.run/linux-fsdevel/2011/01/49752/t.md

```text
If atime has been wrong set to future, then it cannot
be updated back to current time.

Signed-off-by: <redacted>
Reviewed-by: <redacted>
---
 fs/inode.c |   10 +++++++++-
 1 files changed, 9 insertions(+), 1 deletions(-)

diff --git a/fs/inode.c b/fs/inode.c
index da85e56..d92779f 100644
--- a/fs/inode.c
+++ b/fs/inode.c
@@ -1446,6 +1446,8 @@ sector_t bmap(struct inode *inode, sector_t block)
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(bmap);
 
+#define RELATIME_MARGIN (24 * 60 * 60)
+
 /*
  * With relative atime, only update atime if the previous atime is
  * earlier than either the ctime or mtime or if at least a day has
@@ -1469,10 +1471,16 @@ static int relatime_need_update(struct vfsmount *mnt, struct inode *inode,
 		return 1;
 
 	/*
+	 * Is the previous atime value in future? If yes,
+	 * update atime:
+	 */
+	if ((long)(now.tv_sec - inode->i_atime.tv_sec) < -RELATIME_MARGIN)
+		return 1;
+	/*
 	 * Is the previous atime value older than a day? If yes,
 	 * update atime:
 	 */
-	if ((long)(now.tv_sec - inode->i_atime.tv_sec) >= 24*60*60)
+	if ((long)(now.tv_sec - inode->i_atime.tv_sec) >= RELATIME_MARGIN)
 		return 1;
 	/*
 	 * Good, we can skip the atime update:
-- 
1.7.2.3

```