diff --git a/fs/bad_inode.c b/fs/bad_inode.c
index 6e21f7412a85..83f9566c973b 100644
--- a/fs/bad_inode.c
+++ b/fs/bad_inode.c
@@ -133,8 +133,7 @@ static int bad_inode_fiemap(struct inode *inode,
 	return -EIO;
 }
 
-static int bad_inode_update_time(struct inode *inode, struct timespec64 *time,
-				 int flags)
+static int bad_inode_update_time(struct inode *inode, int flags)
 {
 	return -EIO;
 }
diff --git a/fs/btrfs/inode.c b/fs/btrfs/inode.c
index d52e7d64570a..0964c66411a1 100644
--- a/fs/btrfs/inode.c
+++ b/fs/btrfs/inode.c
@@ -6059,8 +6059,7 @@ static int btrfs_dirty_inode(struct btrfs_inode *inode)
  * This is a copy of file_update_time.  We need this so we can return error on
  * ENOSPC for updating the inode in the case of file write and mmap writes.
  */
-static int btrfs_update_time(struct inode *inode, struct timespec64 *now,
-			     int flags)
+static int btrfs_update_time(struct inode *inode, int flags)
 {
 	struct btrfs_root *root = BTRFS_I(inode)->root;
 	bool dirty = flags & ~S_VERSION;
diff --git a/fs/btrfs/volumes.c b/fs/btrfs/volumes.c
index 73f9ea7672db..264c71590370 100644
--- a/fs/btrfs/volumes.c
+++ b/fs/btrfs/volumes.c
@@ -1917,15 +1917,13 @@ out:
 static void update_dev_time(const char *device_path)
 {
 	struct path path;
-	struct timespec64 now;
 	int ret;
 
 	ret = kern_path(device_path, LOOKUP_FOLLOW, &path);
 	if (ret)
 		return;
 
-	now = current_time(d_inode(path.dentry));
-	inode_update_time(d_inode(path.dentry), &now, S_MTIME | S_CTIME | S_VERSION);
+	inode_update_time(d_inode(path.dentry), S_MTIME | S_CTIME | S_VERSION);
 	path_put(&path);
 }
 
diff --git a/fs/fat/fat.h b/fs/fat/fat.h
index e3b690b48e3e..66cf4778cf3b 100644
--- a/fs/fat/fat.h
+++ b/fs/fat/fat.h
@@ -460,8 +460,7 @@ extern struct timespec64 fat_truncate_mtime(const struct msdos_sb_info *sbi,
 					    const struct timespec64 *ts);
 extern int fat_truncate_time(struct inode *inode, struct timespec64 *now,
 			     int flags);
-extern int fat_update_time(struct inode *inode, struct timespec64 *now,
-			   int flags);
+extern int fat_update_time(struct inode *inode, int flags);
 extern int fat_sync_bhs(struct buffer_head **bhs, int nr_bhs);
 
 int fat_cache_init(void);
diff --git a/fs/fat/misc.c b/fs/fat/misc.c
index e783792c2fc3..f2304a1054aa 100644
--- a/fs/fat/misc.c
+++ b/fs/fat/misc.c
@@ -339,7 +339,7 @@ int fat_truncate_time(struct inode *inode, struct timespec64 *now, int flags)
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(fat_truncate_time);
 
-int fat_update_time(struct inode *inode, struct timespec64 *now, int flags)
+int fat_update_time(struct inode *inode, int flags)
 {
 	int dirty_flags = 0;
 
diff --git a/fs/gfs2/inode.c b/fs/gfs2/inode.c
index f1f04557aa21..a21ac41d6669 100644
--- a/fs/gfs2/inode.c
+++ b/fs/gfs2/inode.c
@@ -2139,8 +2139,7 @@ loff_t gfs2_seek_hole(struct file *file, loff_t offset)
 	return vfs_setpos(file, ret, inode->i_sb->s_maxbytes);
 }
 
-static int gfs2_update_time(struct inode *inode, struct timespec64 *time,
-			    int flags)
+static int gfs2_update_time(struct inode *inode, int flags)
 {
 	struct gfs2_inode *ip = GFS2_I(inode);
 	struct gfs2_glock *gl = ip->i_gl;
diff --git a/fs/inode.c b/fs/inode.c
index e07e45f6cd01..e50d94a136fe 100644
--- a/fs/inode.c
+++ b/fs/inode.c
@@ -1958,10 +1958,10 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(generic_update_time);
  * This does the actual work of updating an inodes time or version.  Must have
  * had called mnt_want_write() before calling this.
  */
-int inode_update_time(struct inode *inode, struct timespec64 *time, int flags)
+int inode_update_time(struct inode *inode, int flags)
 {
 	if (inode->i_op->update_time)
-		return inode->i_op->update_time(inode, time, flags);
+		return inode->i_op->update_time(inode, flags);
 	generic_update_time(inode, flags);
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -2015,7 +2015,6 @@ void touch_atime(const struct path *path)
 {
 	struct vfsmount *mnt = path->mnt;
 	struct inode *inode = d_inode(path->dentry);
-	struct timespec64 now;
 
 	if (!atime_needs_update(path, inode))
 		return;
@@ -2034,8 +2033,7 @@ void touch_atime(const struct path *path)
 	 * We may also fail on filesystems that have the ability to make parts
 	 * of the fs read only, e.g. subvolumes in Btrfs.
 	 */
-	now = current_time(inode);
-	inode_update_time(inode, &now, S_ATIME);
+	inode_update_time(inode, S_ATIME);
 	__mnt_drop_write(mnt);
 skip_update:
 	sb_end_write(inode->i_sb);
@@ -2120,20 +2118,21 @@ int file_remove_privs(struct file *file)
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(file_remove_privs);
 
-static int inode_needs_update_time(struct inode *inode, struct timespec64 *now)
+static int inode_needs_update_time(struct inode *inode)
 {
 	int sync_it = 0;
+	struct timespec64 now = current_time(inode);
 	struct timespec64 ctime;
 
 	/* First try to exhaust all avenues to not sync */
 	if (IS_NOCMTIME(inode))
 		return 0;
 
-	if (!timespec64_equal(&inode->i_mtime, now))
+	if (!timespec64_equal(&inode->i_mtime, &now))
 		sync_it = S_MTIME;
 
 	ctime = inode_get_ctime(inode);
-	if (!timespec64_equal(&ctime, now))
+	if (!timespec64_equal(&ctime, &now))
 		sync_it |= S_CTIME;
 
 	if (IS_I_VERSION(inode) && inode_iversion_need_inc(inode))
@@ -2142,15 +2141,14 @@ static int inode_needs_update_time(struct inode *inode, struct timespec64 *now)
 	return sync_it;
 }
 
-static int __file_update_time(struct file *file, struct timespec64 *now,
-			int sync_mode)
+static int __file_update_time(struct file *file, int sync_mode)
 {
 	int ret = 0;
 	struct inode *inode = file_inode(file);
 
 	/* try to update time settings */
 	if (!__mnt_want_write_file(file)) {
-		ret = inode_update_time(inode, now, sync_mode);
+		ret = inode_update_time(inode, sync_mode);
 		__mnt_drop_write_file(file);
 	}
 
@@ -2175,13 +2173,12 @@ int file_update_time(struct file *file)
 {
 	int ret;
 	struct inode *inode = file_inode(file);
-	struct timespec64 now = current_time(inode);
 
-	ret = inode_needs_update_time(inode, &now);
+	ret = inode_needs_update_time(inode);
 	if (ret <= 0)
 		return ret;
 
-	return __file_update_time(file, &now, ret);
+	return __file_update_time(file, ret);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(file_update_time);
 
@@ -2204,7 +2201,6 @@ static int file_modified_flags(struct file *file, int flags)
 {
 	int ret;
 	struct inode *inode = file_inode(file);
-	struct timespec64 now = current_time(inode);
 
 	/*
 	 * Clear the security bits if the process is not being run by root.
@@ -2217,13 +2213,13 @@ static int file_modified_flags(struct file *file, int flags)
 	if (unlikely(file->f_mode & FMODE_NOCMTIME))
 		return 0;
 
-	ret = inode_needs_update_time(inode, &now);
+	ret = inode_needs_update_time(inode);
 	if (ret <= 0)
 		return ret;
 	if (flags & IOCB_NOWAIT)
 		return -EAGAIN;
 
-	return __file_update_time(file, &now, ret);
+	return __file_update_time(file, ret);
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/fs/orangefs/inode.c b/fs/orangefs/inode.c
index 3afa2a69bc63..085912268442 100644
--- a/fs/orangefs/inode.c
+++ b/fs/orangefs/inode.c
@@ -900,7 +900,7 @@ int orangefs_permission(struct mnt_idmap *idmap,
 	return generic_permission(&nop_mnt_idmap, inode, mask);
 }
 
-int orangefs_update_time(struct inode *inode, struct timespec64 *time, int flags)
+int orangefs_update_time(struct inode *inode, int flags)
 {
 	struct iattr iattr;
 
diff --git a/fs/orangefs/orangefs-kernel.h b/fs/orangefs/orangefs-kernel.h
index ce20d3443869..b711654ca18a 100644
--- a/fs/orangefs/orangefs-kernel.h
+++ b/fs/orangefs/orangefs-kernel.h
@@ -370,7 +370,7 @@ int orangefs_getattr(struct mnt_idmap *idmap, const struct path *path,
 int orangefs_permission(struct mnt_idmap *idmap,
 			struct inode *inode, int mask);
 
-int orangefs_update_time(struct inode *, struct timespec64 *, int);
+int orangefs_update_time(struct inode *, int);
 
 /*
  * defined in xattr.c
diff --git a/fs/overlayfs/inode.c b/fs/overlayfs/inode.c
index a63e57447be9..f22e27b78025 100644
--- a/fs/overlayfs/inode.c
+++ b/fs/overlayfs/inode.c
@@ -693,7 +693,7 @@ int ovl_set_acl(struct mnt_idmap *idmap, struct dentry *dentry,
 }
 #endif
 
-int ovl_update_time(struct inode *inode, struct timespec64 *ts, int flags)
+int ovl_update_time(struct inode *inode, int flags)
 {
 	if (flags & S_ATIME) {
 		struct ovl_fs *ofs = inode->i_sb->s_fs_info;
diff --git a/fs/overlayfs/overlayfs.h b/fs/overlayfs/overlayfs.h
index 9402591f12aa..8bbe6173bef4 100644
--- a/fs/overlayfs/overlayfs.h
+++ b/fs/overlayfs/overlayfs.h
@@ -665,7 +665,7 @@ static inline struct posix_acl *ovl_get_acl_path(const struct path *path,
 }
 #endif
 
-int ovl_update_time(struct inode *inode, struct timespec64 *ts, int flags);
+int ovl_update_time(struct inode *inode, int flags);
 bool ovl_is_private_xattr(struct super_block *sb, const char *name);
 
 struct ovl_inode_params {
diff --git a/fs/ubifs/file.c b/fs/ubifs/file.c
index 81d44a1b2414..e5382f0b2587 100644
--- a/fs/ubifs/file.c
+++ b/fs/ubifs/file.c
@@ -1378,8 +1378,7 @@ static inline int mctime_update_needed(const struct inode *inode,
  *
  * This function updates time of the inode.
  */
-int ubifs_update_time(struct inode *inode, struct timespec64 *time,
-			     int flags)
+int ubifs_update_time(struct inode *inode, int flags)
 {
 	struct ubifs_inode *ui = ubifs_inode(inode);
 	struct ubifs_info *c = inode->i_sb->s_fs_info;
diff --git a/fs/ubifs/ubifs.h b/fs/ubifs/ubifs.h
index 4c36044140e7..ebb3ad6b5e7e 100644
--- a/fs/ubifs/ubifs.h
+++ b/fs/ubifs/ubifs.h
@@ -2027,7 +2027,7 @@ int ubifs_calc_dark(const struct ubifs_info *c, int spc);
 int ubifs_fsync(struct file *file, loff_t start, loff_t end, int datasync);
 int ubifs_setattr(struct mnt_idmap *idmap, struct dentry *dentry,
 		  struct iattr *attr);
-int ubifs_update_time(struct inode *inode, struct timespec64 *time, int flags);
+int ubifs_update_time(struct inode *inode, int flags);
 
 /* dir.c */
 struct inode *ubifs_new_inode(struct ubifs_info *c, struct inode *dir,
diff --git a/fs/xfs/xfs_iops.c b/fs/xfs/xfs_iops.c
index 549ad1fb4d65..1c1e6171209d 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/xfs_iops.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/xfs_iops.c
@@ -1029,7 +1029,6 @@ xfs_vn_setattr(
 STATIC int
 xfs_vn_update_time(
 	struct inode		*inode,
-	struct timespec64	*time,
 	int			flags)
 {
 	struct xfs_inode	*ip = XFS_I(inode);
diff --git a/include/linux/fs.h b/include/linux/fs.h
index bb3c2c4f871f..a83313f90fe3 100644
--- a/include/linux/fs.h
+++ b/include/linux/fs.h
@@ -1887,7 +1887,7 @@ struct inode_operations {
 	ssize_t (*listxattr) (struct dentry *, char *, size_t);
 	int (*fiemap)(struct inode *, struct fiemap_extent_info *, u64 start,
 		      u64 len);
-	int (*update_time)(struct inode *, struct timespec64 *, int);
+	int (*update_time)(struct inode *, int);
 	int (*atomic_open)(struct inode *, struct dentry *,
 			   struct file *, unsigned open_flag,
 			   umode_t create_mode);
@@ -2237,7 +2237,7 @@ enum file_time_flags {
 
 extern bool atime_needs_update(const struct path *, struct inode *);
 extern void touch_atime(const struct path *);
-int inode_update_time(struct inode *inode, struct timespec64 *time, int flags);
+int inode_update_time(struct inode *inode, int flags);
 
 static inline void file_accessed(struct file *file)
 {