O> But nowadays, even that doesn't happen. sys_read() and sys_write() > make a copy of f_pos using file_pos_read(), so drivers cannot see the > value change during the call - except for their own change. > > I find myself wondering why the VFS isn't responsible for the position > update instead of the driver... Would it be a valid cleanup to move > it from the driver to VFS? And how would you adjust it. Not all devices have a bytes read == offset relationship. The VFS doesn't know enough. -- 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
