1 files changed, 13 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/include/linux/iversion.h b/include/linux/iversion.h
index 2917ef990d43..3bfebde5a1a6 100644
--- a/include/linux/iversion.h
+++ b/include/linux/iversion.h
@@ -328,6 +328,19 @@ inode_query_iversion(struct inode *inode)
 	return cur >> I_VERSION_QUERIED_SHIFT;
 }
 
+/*
+ * For filesystems without any sort of change attribute, the best we can
+ * do is fake one up from the ctime:
+ */
+static inline u64 time_to_chattr(struct timespec64 *t)
+{
+	u64 chattr = t->tv_sec;
+
+	chattr <<= 32;
+	chattr += t->tv_nsec;
+	return chattr;
+}
+
 /**
  * inode_eq_iversion_raw - check whether the raw i_version counter has changed
  * @inode: inode to check