Hey Samuel,

Here it is with these two things changed.

I simplified this and added a comment:
/*
 * We need enough space for ctime, mtime, atime and extra fields.
 * i_crtime follows immediately after i_atime_extra, so its offset
 * gives us the total size required for the timestamps we support.
 */
#define EXT2_INODE_EXTRA_TIME_SIZE offsetof (struct ext2_inode_extra,
i_crtime)

Let me know if something else is needed.

Thanks,
Milos


On Tue, Jan 27, 2026 at 12:13 AM Samuel Thibault <[email protected]>
wrote:

> Just a quick thought:
>
> Milos Nikic, le lun. 26 janv. 2026 23:06:01 -0800, a ecrit:
> > index daa49543..6460db35 100644
> > --- a/ext2fs/ext2_fs.h
> > +++ b/ext2fs/ext2_fs.h
> > @@ -278,6 +278,18 @@ struct ext2_inode {
> >       } osd2;                         /* OS dependent 2 */
> >  };
> >
> > +struct ext2_inode_extra {
> > +     __u16 i_extra_isize;   /* Size of this extra record */
> > +     __u16 i_checksum_hi;   /* Upper 16-bits of inode checksum */
> > +     __u32 i_ctime_extra;   /* Extra ctime bits (nanos + epoch) */
> > +     __u32 i_mtime_extra;   /* Extra mtime bits (nanos + epoch) */
> > +     __u32 i_atime_extra;   /* Extra atime bits (nanos + epoch) */
>
> Thinking about it: since we increase the inode size to 32B, we have to
> fill these fields: i_extra_isize and i_checksum_hi
>
> > +     __u32 i_crtime;        /* File creation time (Birth time) */
> > +     __u32 i_crtime_extra;  /* Extra crtime bits */
> > +     __u32 i_version_hi;    /* High 32 bits of 64-bit version */
> > +     __u32 i_projid;        /* Project ID */
> > +};
> > +
> >  #define i_size_high  i_dir_acl
> >
> >  #define i_translator osd1.hurd1.h_i_translator
> > @@ -425,10 +437,13 @@ struct ext2_super_block {
> >  #define EXT2_GOOD_OLD_REV    0       /* The good old (original) format
> */
> >  #define EXT2_DYNAMIC_REV     1       /* V2 format w/ dynamic inode
> sizes */
> >
> > -#define EXT2_CURRENT_REV     EXT2_GOOD_OLD_REV
> > +#define EXT2_CURRENT_REV     EXT2_DYNAMIC_REV
> >  #define EXT2_MAX_SUPP_REV    EXT2_DYNAMIC_REV
> >
> >  #define EXT2_GOOD_OLD_INODE_SIZE 128
> > +#define EXT2_INODE_EXTENT_SIZE \
>
> Put some "TIME" in the name so it's clear what size we are talking
> about. We may have more fields to look at.
>
> > +    (offsetof (struct ext2_inode_extra, i_mtime_extra) + \
> > +     sizeof (((struct ext2_inode_extra *)0)->i_mtime_extra))
> >
> >  /*
> >   * Feature set definitions
>
From a33cf00e3eac8867c1d6d77a33cd576bd12b5503 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Milos Nikic <[email protected]>
Date: Mon, 26 Jan 2026 22:32:02 -0800
Subject: [PATCH] ext2: support 64 bit time

Implemented at ext4 spec we now support timestamps after 2038 and
to a nano precision. Backward compatible (works as before on systems that are formatted to 128)
if node size is larger it supports extra time precision

To test (inside Hurd):
dd if=/dev/zero of=test.img bs=1M count=100
sudo mke2fs -I 256 -v test.img
sudo settrans -ca /mnt /hurd/ext2fs.static test.img
sudo touch -d '2045-01-01 12:34:56.789123456' /mnt/precision_test
 stat /mnt/precision_test
  File: /mnt/precision_test
  Size: 0               Blocks: 0          IO Block: 8192   regular empty file
Device: 3,1     Inode: 13          Links: 1
Access: (0644/-rw-r--r--)  Uid: (    0/    root)   Gid: (    0/    root)
Access: 2045-01-01 12:34:56.789123456 +0000
Modify: 2045-01-01 12:34:56.789123456 +0000
Change: 2026-01-24 06:23:58.318082000 +0000
---
 ext2fs/ext2_fs.h | 20 ++++++++++-
 ext2fs/ext2fs.h  |  9 ++---
 ext2fs/hyper.c   | 11 ++++--
 ext2fs/ialloc.c  |  2 +-
 ext2fs/inode.c   | 93 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++--------------
 5 files changed, 101 insertions(+), 34 deletions(-)

diff --git a/ext2fs/ext2_fs.h b/ext2fs/ext2_fs.h
index daa49543..195e9b6b 100644
--- a/ext2fs/ext2_fs.h
+++ b/ext2fs/ext2_fs.h
@@ -278,6 +278,18 @@ struct ext2_inode {
 	} osd2;				/* OS dependent 2 */
 };
 
+struct ext2_inode_extra {
+	__u16 i_extra_isize;   /* Size of this extra record */
+	__u16 i_checksum_hi;   /* Upper 16-bits of inode checksum */
+	__u32 i_ctime_extra;   /* Extra ctime bits (nanos + epoch) */
+	__u32 i_mtime_extra;   /* Extra mtime bits (nanos + epoch) */
+	__u32 i_atime_extra;   /* Extra atime bits (nanos + epoch) */
+	__u32 i_crtime;        /* File creation time (Birth time) */
+	__u32 i_crtime_extra;  /* Extra crtime bits */
+	__u32 i_version_hi;    /* High 32 bits of 64-bit version */
+	__u32 i_projid;        /* Project ID */
+};
+
 #define i_size_high	i_dir_acl
 
 #define i_translator	osd1.hurd1.h_i_translator
@@ -425,10 +437,16 @@ struct ext2_super_block {
 #define EXT2_GOOD_OLD_REV	0	/* The good old (original) format */
 #define EXT2_DYNAMIC_REV	1 	/* V2 format w/ dynamic inode sizes */
 
-#define EXT2_CURRENT_REV	EXT2_GOOD_OLD_REV
+#define EXT2_CURRENT_REV	EXT2_DYNAMIC_REV
 #define EXT2_MAX_SUPP_REV	EXT2_DYNAMIC_REV
 
 #define EXT2_GOOD_OLD_INODE_SIZE 128
+/*
+ * We need enough space for ctime, mtime, atime and extra fields.
+ * i_crtime follows immediately after i_atime_extra, so its offset
+ * gives us the total size required for the timestamps we support.
+ */
+#define EXT2_INODE_EXTRA_TIME_SIZE offsetof (struct ext2_inode_extra, i_crtime)
 
 /*
  * Feature set definitions
diff --git a/ext2fs/ext2fs.h b/ext2fs/ext2fs.h
index 62ee9f77..78a88a6a 100644
--- a/ext2fs/ext2fs.h
+++ b/ext2fs/ext2fs.h
@@ -281,6 +281,8 @@ int disk_cache_block_is_ref (block_t block);
 extern struct ext2_super_block *sblock;
 /* True if sblock has been modified.  */
 extern int sblock_dirty;
+/* Size of one inode. */
+extern __u16 global_inode_size;
 
 /* Where the super-block is located on disk (at min-block 1).  */
 #define SBLOCK_BLOCK	1	/* Default location, second 1k block.  */
@@ -428,10 +430,9 @@ dino_ref (ino_t inum)
   unsigned long group_inum = (inum - 1) % inodes_per_group;
   struct ext2_group_desc *bg = group_desc (bg_num);
   block_t block = le32toh (bg->bg_inode_table) + (group_inum / inodes_per_block);
-  struct ext2_inode *inode = disk_cache_block_ref (block);
-  inode += group_inum % inodes_per_block;
-  ext2_debug ("(%llu) = %p", inum, inode);
-  return inode;
+  void *block_ptr = disk_cache_block_ref (block);
+  size_t offset = (group_inum % inodes_per_block) * global_inode_size;
+  return (struct ext2_inode *)((char *)block_ptr + offset);
 }
 
 EXT2FS_EI void
diff --git a/ext2fs/hyper.c b/ext2fs/hyper.c
index 2af7e870..9e135015 100644
--- a/ext2fs/hyper.c
+++ b/ext2fs/hyper.c
@@ -133,8 +133,9 @@ get_hypermetadata (void)
 			features);
 	  diskfs_readonly = 1;
 	}
-      if (le16toh (sblock->s_inode_size) != EXT2_GOOD_OLD_INODE_SIZE)
-	ext2_panic ("inode size %d isn't supported, only %d is supported", le16toh (sblock->s_inode_size), EXT2_GOOD_OLD_INODE_SIZE);
+      uint16_t inode_size = le16toh (sblock->s_inode_size);
+      if (inode_size < EXT2_GOOD_OLD_INODE_SIZE || (inode_size & (inode_size - 1)) != 0)
+	ext2_panic ("inode size %d isn't supported", inode_size);
       if (EXT2_HAS_COMPAT_FEATURE (sblock, EXT3_FEATURE_COMPAT_HAS_JOURNAL))
         ext2_warning ("mounting ext3 filesystem as ext2");
     }
@@ -171,6 +172,7 @@ get_hypermetadata (void)
 }
 
 static struct ext2_super_block *mapped_sblock;
+__u16 global_inode_size;
 
 void
 map_hypermetadata (void)
@@ -181,6 +183,11 @@ map_hypermetadata (void)
      These are stored in the filesystem blocks following the superblock.  */
   group_desc_image =
     (struct ext2_group_desc *) bptr (group_desc_block);
+
+  global_inode_size = le16toh (sblock->s_inode_size);
+
+  if (global_inode_size == 0)
+    global_inode_size = EXT2_GOOD_OLD_INODE_SIZE;
 }
 
 error_t
diff --git a/ext2fs/ialloc.c b/ext2fs/ialloc.c
index c2588fc4..46c86eaa 100644
--- a/ext2fs/ialloc.c
+++ b/ext2fs/ialloc.c
@@ -278,7 +278,7 @@ repeat:
      fields.  */
   {
     struct ext2_inode *di = dino_ref (inum);
-    memset (di, 0, sizeof *di);
+    memset (di, 0, EXT2_INODE_SIZE (sblock));
     dino_deref (di);
   }
 
diff --git a/ext2fs/inode.c b/ext2fs/inode.c
index dc309ac8..8d1656f6 100644
--- a/ext2fs/inode.c
+++ b/ext2fs/inode.c
@@ -106,6 +106,36 @@ diskfs_new_hardrefs (struct node *np)
 {
   allow_pager_softrefs (np);
 }
+
+static inline void
+ext2_decode_extra_time (uint32_t legacy_sec, uint32_t extra,
+                        time_t *sec, long *nsec)
+{
+  /* Epoch extension (bits 32 and 33) */
+  *sec = (time_t)legacy_sec + (((time_t)extra & 0x3) << 32);
+  /* Nanoseconds (bits 2 through 31) */
+  *nsec = (long)(extra >> 2);
+}
+
+static inline uint32_t
+ext2_encode_extra_time (time_t sec, long nsec)
+{
+  uint32_t extra;
+  /* Pack nanoseconds into the upper 30 bits */
+  extra = (uint32_t)(nsec << 2);
+  /* Pack bits 32 and 33 of seconds into the lower 2 bits */
+  extra |= (uint32_t)((sec >> 32) & 0x3);
+  return extra;
+}
+
+/* Helper to check if the current filesystem supports extended inodes */
+static inline int
+ext2_has_extra_inodes (struct ext2_super_block *sb)
+{
+  return (le32toh (sb->s_rev_level) > EXT2_GOOD_OLD_REV
+          && le16toh (sb->s_inode_size) > EXT2_GOOD_OLD_INODE_SIZE);
+}
+
 
 /* The user must define this function if she wants to use the node
    cache.  Read stat information out of the on-disk node.  */
@@ -136,23 +166,29 @@ diskfs_user_read_node (struct node *np, struct lookup_context *ctx)
   st->st_gen = le32toh (di->i_generation);
 
   st->st_atim.tv_sec = le32toh (di->i_atime);
-#ifdef not_yet
-  /* ``struct ext2_inode'' doesn't do better than sec. precision yet.  */
-#else
-  st->st_atim.tv_nsec = 0;
-#endif
   st->st_mtim.tv_sec = le32toh (di->i_mtime);
-#ifdef not_yet
-  /* ``struct ext2_inode'' doesn't do better than sec. precision yet.  */
-#else
-  st->st_mtim.tv_nsec = 0;
-#endif
   st->st_ctim.tv_sec = le32toh (di->i_ctime);
-#ifdef not_yet
-  /* ``struct ext2_inode'' doesn't do better than sec. precision yet.  */
-#else
-  st->st_ctim.tv_nsec = 0;
-#endif
+  st->st_atim.tv_nsec = st->st_mtim.tv_nsec = st->st_ctim.tv_nsec = 0;
+  if (ext2_has_extra_inodes (sblock))
+    {
+      struct ext2_inode_extra *di_extra =
+	  (struct ext2_inode_extra *) ((char *) di + EXT2_GOOD_OLD_INODE_SIZE);
+
+      /* Only decode if the inode actually uses the extra space (i_extra_isize)
+	 The i_extra_isize tells us how many extra bytes are used in THIS inode. */
+      if (le16toh (di_extra->i_extra_isize) >= EXT2_INODE_EXTRA_TIME_SIZE)
+	{
+	  ext2_decode_extra_time (le32toh (di->i_atime),
+                                  le32toh (di_extra->i_atime_extra),
+                                  &st->st_atim.tv_sec, &st->st_atim.tv_nsec);
+          ext2_decode_extra_time (le32toh (di->i_ctime),
+                                  le32toh (di_extra->i_ctime_extra),
+                                  &st->st_ctim.tv_sec, &st->st_ctim.tv_nsec);
+          ext2_decode_extra_time (le32toh (di->i_mtime),
+                                  le32toh (di_extra->i_mtime_extra),
+                                  &st->st_mtim.tv_sec, &st->st_mtim.tv_nsec);
+        }
+    }
 
   st->st_blocks = le32toh (di->i_blocks);
 
@@ -416,19 +452,24 @@ write_node (struct node *np)
       di->i_links_count = htole16 (st->st_nlink);
 
       di->i_atime = htole32(st->st_atim.tv_sec);
-#ifdef not_yet
-      /* ``struct ext2_inode'' doesn't do better than sec. precision yet.  */
-      di->i_atime.tv_nsec = htole32 (st->st_atim.tv_nsec);
-#endif
       di->i_mtime = htole32 (st->st_mtim.tv_sec);
-#ifdef not_yet
-      di->i_mtime.tv_nsec = htole32 (st->st_mtim.tv_nsec);
-#endif
       di->i_ctime = htole32 (st->st_ctim.tv_sec);
-#ifdef not_yet
-      di->i_ctime.tv_nsec = htole32 (st->st_ctim.tv_nsec);
-#endif
-
+      if (ext2_has_extra_inodes (sblock))
+	{
+	  struct ext2_inode_extra *di_extra =
+	      (struct ext2_inode_extra *) ((char *) di + EXT2_GOOD_OLD_INODE_SIZE);
+
+          if (le16toh (di_extra->i_extra_isize) < EXT2_INODE_EXTRA_TIME_SIZE)
+            di_extra->i_extra_isize = htole16 (EXT2_INODE_EXTRA_TIME_SIZE);
+
+          di_extra->i_checksum_hi = 0;
+	  di_extra->i_atime_extra = htole32 (ext2_encode_extra_time (st->st_atim.tv_sec,
+                                                                    st->st_atim.tv_nsec));
+	  di_extra->i_mtime_extra = htole32 (ext2_encode_extra_time (st->st_mtim.tv_sec,
+                                                                    st->st_mtim.tv_nsec));
+	  di_extra->i_ctime_extra = htole32 (ext2_encode_extra_time (st->st_ctim.tv_sec,
+                                                                    st->st_ctim.tv_nsec));
+	}
       /* Convert generic flags in ST->st_flags to ext2-specific flags in DI
          (but don't mess with ext2 flags we don't know about).  The original
 	 set was copied from DI into INFO by read_node, but might have been
-- 
2.52.0

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