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diff --git a/include/fuse_lowlevel.h b/include/fuse_lowlevel.h
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--- a/include/fuse_lowlevel.h
+++ b/include/fuse_lowlevel.h
@@ -313,6 +313,12 @@ struct fuse_lowlevel_ops {
* expected to reset the setuid and setgid bits if the file
* size or owner is being changed.
*
+ * This method will not be called to update st_atime or st_ctime implicitly
+ * (eg. after a read() request), and only be called to implicitly update st_mtime
+ * if writeback caching is active. It is the filesystem's responsibility to update
+ * these timestamps when needed, and (if desired) to implement mount options like
+ * `noatime` or `relatime`.
+ *
* If the setattr was invoked from the ftruncate() system call
* under Linux kernel versions 2.6.15 or later, the fi->fh will
* contain the value set by the open method or will be undefined