diff --git a/fs/btrfs/inode.c b/fs/btrfs/inode.c
index d23362f..a5e0d0d 100644
--- a/fs/btrfs/inode.c
+++ b/fs/btrfs/inode.c
@@ -5574,6 +5574,11 @@ static int btrfs_update_time(struct inode *inode, struct timespec *now,
 		inode->i_mtime = *now;
 	if (flags & S_ATIME)
 		inode->i_atime = *now;
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static int btrfs_write_time(struct inode *inode)
+{
 	return btrfs_dirty_inode(inode);
 }
 
@@ -9462,6 +9467,7 @@ static const struct inode_operations btrfs_dir_inode_operations = {
 	.get_acl	= btrfs_get_acl,
 	.set_acl	= btrfs_set_acl,
 	.update_time	= btrfs_update_time,
+	.write_time	= btrfs_write_time,
 	.tmpfile        = btrfs_tmpfile,
 };
 static const struct inode_operations btrfs_dir_ro_inode_operations = {
@@ -9470,6 +9476,7 @@ static const struct inode_operations btrfs_dir_ro_inode_operations = {
 	.get_acl	= btrfs_get_acl,
 	.set_acl	= btrfs_set_acl,
 	.update_time	= btrfs_update_time,
+	.write_time	= btrfs_write_time,
 };
 
 static const struct file_operations btrfs_dir_file_operations = {
@@ -9540,6 +9547,7 @@ static const struct inode_operations btrfs_file_inode_operations = {
 	.get_acl	= btrfs_get_acl,
 	.set_acl	= btrfs_set_acl,
 	.update_time	= btrfs_update_time,
+	.write_time	= btrfs_write_time,
 };
 static const struct inode_operations btrfs_special_inode_operations = {
 	.getattr	= btrfs_getattr,
@@ -9552,6 +9560,7 @@ static const struct inode_operations btrfs_special_inode_operations = {
 	.get_acl	= btrfs_get_acl,
 	.set_acl	= btrfs_set_acl,
 	.update_time	= btrfs_update_time,
+	.write_time	= btrfs_write_time,
 };
 static const struct inode_operations btrfs_symlink_inode_operations = {
 	.readlink	= generic_readlink,
@@ -9565,6 +9574,7 @@ static const struct inode_operations btrfs_symlink_inode_operations = {
 	.listxattr	= btrfs_listxattr,
 	.removexattr	= btrfs_removexattr,
 	.update_time	= btrfs_update_time,
+	.write_time	= btrfs_write_time,
 };
 
 const struct dentry_operations btrfs_dentry_operations = {
diff --git a/fs/inode.c b/fs/inode.c
index 26753ba..8f5c4b5 100644
--- a/fs/inode.c
+++ b/fs/inode.c
@@ -1499,17 +1499,24 @@ static int relatime_need_update(struct vfsmount *mnt, struct inode *inode,
  */
 static int update_time(struct inode *inode, struct timespec *time, int flags)
 {
-	if (inode->i_op->update_time)
-		return inode->i_op->update_time(inode, time, flags);
-
-	if (flags & S_ATIME)
-		inode->i_atime = *time;
-	if (flags & S_VERSION)
-		inode_inc_iversion(inode);
-	if (flags & S_CTIME)
-		inode->i_ctime = *time;
-	if (flags & S_MTIME)
-		inode->i_mtime = *time;
+	int ret;
+
+	if (inode->i_op->update_time) {
+		ret = inode->i_op->update_time(inode, time, flags);
+		if (ret)
+			return ret;
+	} else {
+		if (flags & S_ATIME)
+			inode->i_atime = *time;
+		if (flags & S_VERSION)
+			inode_inc_iversion(inode);
+		if (flags & S_CTIME)
+			inode->i_ctime = *time;
+		if (flags & S_MTIME)
+			inode->i_mtime = *time;
+	}
+	if (inode->i_op->write_time)
+		return inode->i_op->write_time(inode);
 	mark_inode_dirty_sync(inode);
 	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/fs/xfs/xfs_iops.c b/fs/xfs/xfs_iops.c
index ec6dcdc..0e9653c 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/xfs_iops.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/xfs_iops.c
@@ -984,10 +984,8 @@ xfs_vn_setattr(
 }
 
 STATIC int
-xfs_vn_update_time(
-	struct inode		*inode,
-	struct timespec		*now,
-	int			flags)
+xfs_vn_write_time(
+	struct inode		*inode)
 {
 	struct xfs_inode	*ip = XFS_I(inode);
 	struct xfs_mount	*mp = ip->i_mount;
@@ -1004,21 +1002,16 @@ xfs_vn_update_time(
 	}
 
 	xfs_ilock(ip, XFS_ILOCK_EXCL);
-	if (flags & S_CTIME) {
-		inode->i_ctime = *now;
-		ip->i_d.di_ctime.t_sec = (__int32_t)now->tv_sec;
-		ip->i_d.di_ctime.t_nsec = (__int32_t)now->tv_nsec;
-	}
-	if (flags & S_MTIME) {
-		inode->i_mtime = *now;
-		ip->i_d.di_mtime.t_sec = (__int32_t)now->tv_sec;
-		ip->i_d.di_mtime.t_nsec = (__int32_t)now->tv_nsec;
-	}
-	if (flags & S_ATIME) {
-		inode->i_atime = *now;
-		ip->i_d.di_atime.t_sec = (__int32_t)now->tv_sec;
-		ip->i_d.di_atime.t_nsec = (__int32_t)now->tv_nsec;
-	}
+
+	ip->i_d.di_ctime.t_sec = (__int32_t) inode->i_ctime.tv_sec;
+	ip->i_d.di_ctime.t_nsec = (__int32_t) inode->i_ctime.tv_nsec;
+
+	ip->i_d.di_mtime.t_sec = (__int32_t)inode->i_mtime.tv_sec;
+	ip->i_d.di_mtime.t_nsec = (__int32_t) inode->i_mtime.tv_nsec;
+
+	ip->i_d.di_atime.t_sec = (__int32_t) inode->i_atime.tv_sec;
+	ip->i_d.di_atime.t_nsec = (__int32_t) inode->i_atime.tv_nsec;
+
 	xfs_trans_ijoin(tp, ip, XFS_ILOCK_EXCL);
 	xfs_trans_log_inode(tp, ip, XFS_ILOG_TIMESTAMP);
 	return xfs_trans_commit(tp, 0);
@@ -1129,7 +1122,7 @@ static const struct inode_operations xfs_inode_operations = {
 	.removexattr		= generic_removexattr,
 	.listxattr		= xfs_vn_listxattr,
 	.fiemap			= xfs_vn_fiemap,
-	.update_time		= xfs_vn_update_time,
+	.write_time		= xfs_vn_write_time,
 };
 
 static const struct inode_operations xfs_dir_inode_operations = {
@@ -1156,7 +1149,7 @@ static const struct inode_operations xfs_dir_inode_operations = {
 	.getxattr		= generic_getxattr,
 	.removexattr		= generic_removexattr,
 	.listxattr		= xfs_vn_listxattr,
-	.update_time		= xfs_vn_update_time,
+	.write_time		= xfs_vn_write_time,
 	.tmpfile		= xfs_vn_tmpfile,
 };
 
@@ -1184,7 +1177,7 @@ static const struct inode_operations xfs_dir_ci_inode_operations = {
 	.getxattr		= generic_getxattr,
 	.removexattr		= generic_removexattr,
 	.listxattr		= xfs_vn_listxattr,
-	.update_time		= xfs_vn_update_time,
+	.write_time		= xfs_vn_write_time,
 	.tmpfile		= xfs_vn_tmpfile,
 };
 
@@ -1198,7 +1191,7 @@ static const struct inode_operations xfs_symlink_inode_operations = {
 	.getxattr		= generic_getxattr,
 	.removexattr		= generic_removexattr,
 	.listxattr		= xfs_vn_listxattr,
-	.update_time		= xfs_vn_update_time,
+	.write_time		= xfs_vn_write_time,
 };
 
 STATIC void
diff --git a/include/linux/fs.h b/include/linux/fs.h
index 9ab779e..3633239 100644
--- a/include/linux/fs.h
+++ b/include/linux/fs.h
@@ -1545,6 +1545,7 @@ struct inode_operations {
 	int (*fiemap)(struct inode *, struct fiemap_extent_info *, u64 start,
 		      u64 len);
 	int (*update_time)(struct inode *, struct timespec *, int);
+	int (*write_time)(struct inode *);
 	int (*atomic_open)(struct inode *, struct dentry *,
 			   struct file *, unsigned open_flag,
 			   umode_t create_mode, int *opened);
