Guest-OS Host-OS Behavior of RTFileWrite (on the Host) Implementation of RTFileWrite --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Windows Linux as Windows' WriteFile, 1) cache modif./creation time i.e. not reseting modification *of the file* (and creation?) time. (how the guest-OS sees them), 2) call ´write´, 3) restore cached parts of timestamp Linux Windows as Linux' write, 1) call ´WriteFile´, i.e. reset modification and 2) reset modif. and creation times creation time! to the current *system time* (how the guest-OS sees it)! Windows Windows as Windows' WriteFile simply call ´WriteFile´ Linux Linux as Linux' write simply call ´write´