--- /dev/null
+From d1a2117dc18dbcf87685891de7e2898108b66fc9 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: Joan Bruguera <joanbrugueram@gmail.com>
+Date: Thu, 23 Mar 2023 02:24:30 +0000
+Subject: [PATCH] glocalfile: Sum apparent size only for files and symlinks
+
+Since GNU Coreutils 9.2 (commit 110bcd28386b1f47a4cd876098acb708fdcbbb25),
+`du --apparent-size` (including `du --bytes`) no longer counts all kinds of
+files (directories, FIFOs, etc.), but only those for which `st_size` in
+`struct stat` is defined by POSIX, namely regular files and symlinks
+(and also rarely supported memory objects).
+
+This aligns the behaviour of GLib's `G_FILE_MEASURE_APPARENT_SIZE` flag
+with the new GNU Coreutils `du` and correct POSIX use.
+
+Note that this may be a breaking change for some uses.
+
+Link: https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-coreutils/2023-03/msg00007.html
+Fixes: https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/glib/-/issues/2965
+
+Upstream-Status: Backport
+Signed-off-by: Alexander Kanavin <alex@linutronix.de>
+---
+ gio/gioenums.h | 3 +++
+ gio/glocalfile.c | 37 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
+ 2 files changed, 40 insertions(+)
+
+diff --git a/gio/gioenums.h b/gio/gioenums.h
+index 7fd74a43e..c820cd36d 100644
+--- a/gio/gioenums.h
++++ b/gio/gioenums.h
+@@ -224,6 +224,9 @@ typedef enum {
+ * sizes. Normally, the block-size is used, if available, as this is a
+ * more accurate representation of disk space used.
+ * Compare with `du --apparent-size`.
++ * Since GLib 2.78. and similarly to `du` since GNU Coreutils 9.2, this will
++ * ignore the sizes of file types other than regular files and links, as the
++ * sizes of other file types are not specified in a standard way.
+ * @G_FILE_MEASURE_NO_XDEV: Do not cross mount point boundaries.
+ * Compare with `du -x`.
+ *
+diff --git a/gio/glocalfile.c b/gio/glocalfile.c
+index 67d4b99fb..dbb56902d 100644
+--- a/gio/glocalfile.c
++++ b/gio/glocalfile.c
+@@ -86,6 +86,9 @@
+ #define FILE_READ_ONLY_VOLUME 0x00080000
+ #endif
+
++#ifndef S_ISREG
++#define S_ISREG(m) (((m) & _S_IFMT) == _S_IFREG)
++#endif
+ #ifndef S_ISDIR
+ #define S_ISDIR(m) (((m) & _S_IFMT) == _S_IFDIR)
+ #endif
+@@ -2777,6 +2780,39 @@ g_local_file_measure_size_of_contents (gint fd,
+ MeasureState *state,
+ GError **error);
+
++/*
++ * _g_stat_is_size_usable:
++ * @buf: a #GLocalFileStat.
++ *
++ * Checks if the file type is such that the `st_size` field of `struct stat` is
++ * well-defined by POSIX.
++ * (see https://pubs.opengroup.org/onlinepubs/009696799/basedefs/sys/stat.h.html)
++ *
++ * This behaviour is aligned with `du` from GNU Coreutils 9.2+
++ * (see https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-coreutils/2023-03/msg00007.html)
++ * and makes apparent size sums well-defined; formerly, they depended on the
++ * implementation, and could differ across filesystems.
++ *
++ * Returns: %TRUE if the size field is well-defined, %FALSE otherwise.
++ **/
++inline static gboolean
++_g_stat_is_size_usable (const GLocalFileStat *buf)
++{
++#ifndef HAVE_STATX
++ /* Memory objects are defined by POSIX, but are not supported by statx nor Windows */
++#ifdef S_TYPEISSHM
++ if (S_TYPEISSHM (buf))
++ return TRUE;
++#endif
++#ifdef S_TYPEISTMO
++ if (S_TYPEISTMO (buf))
++ return TRUE;
++#endif
++#endif
++
++ return S_ISREG (_g_stat_mode (buf)) || S_ISLNK (_g_stat_mode (buf));
++}
++
+ static gboolean
+ g_local_file_measure_size_of_file (gint parent_fd,
+ GSList *name,
+@@ -2836,6 +2872,7 @@ g_local_file_measure_size_of_file (gint parent_fd,
+ state->disk_usage += _g_stat_blocks (&buf) * G_GUINT64_CONSTANT (512);
+ else
+ #endif
++ if (_g_stat_is_size_usable (&buf))
+ state->disk_usage += _g_stat_size (&buf);
+
+ if (S_ISDIR (_g_stat_mode (&buf)))
+--
+2.39.2
+