Hi Absee, On Mon, Aug 26, 2024 at 07:40:37AM GMT, Absee Seeab wrote: > Hi. > Not sure I have an idea for an example program. > > As for a paragraph documenting it, here is a patch of one suggestion, > though feel free to modify it or change it as needed. Maybe write a program that demonstrates that the statement is true without having to look at the kernel source? That will probably serve for the EXAMPLES section. :) Have a lovely day! Alex > > --- splice.2 2024-08-26 07:39:07.553952939 +0300 > +++ splice.2 2024-08-26 07:38:36.503953192 +0300 > @@ -63,7 +63,9 @@ > .IR fd_in ; > in this case, the file offset of > .I fd_in > -is not changed. > +is not changed, and the offset pointed to by > +.I off_in > +is adjusted appropriately instead.. > .P > Analogous statements apply for > .I fd_out > > On Sun, Aug 25, 2024 at 12:08 PM Alejandro Colomar <alx@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > > Hello Absee, > > > > On Sun, Aug 25, 2024 at 07:22:43AM GMT, Absee Seeab wrote: > > > Hello, > > > > > > The splice(2) manpage (at least the version at man7.org) does not > > > specify that off_in/off_out are written to after the operation. > > > > > > This, however, is done by the kernel (observed both by behaviour and > > > source code). > > > > > > Plus I see similar functions (like copy_file_range and send_file) do > > > document this fact, but splice does not, so it seems like a > > > documentation omission. > > > > > > (This caused me a bit of a debugging headache today) > > > > Would you mind adding an example program to that page, and also some > > paragraph that documents that? > > > > Cheers, > > Alex > > > > > > > > Thanks > > > > > > > -- > > <https://www.alejandro-colomar.es/> > -- <https://www.alejandro-colomar.es/>
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