> ptr = mmap(0, page_size, ....); > ... > write(fd, ptr + page_size - 256, 512); > > Write() will fail here, but it can write first 256 bytes. Previously, > all 512 bytes were proceeded, but last 256 bytes were zeroed, and > sys_write() returned 256. Not very nice too. Is that really something that users rely on? It looks like a seriously broken user program. Which one is that? (just that I can avoid it :) -Andi -- ak@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx -- Speaking for myself only. -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-fsdevel" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
