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SubjectRe: [PATCH 6/6] vfs: introduce FMODE_NEG_OFFSET for allowing negative f_pos
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KAMEZAWA Hiroyuki <kamezawa.hiroyu@jp.fujitsu.com> writes:

> On Mon, 18 Jan 2010 10:38:27 +0900
> OGAWA Hirofumi <hirofumi@mail.parknet.co.jp> wrote:
>
>> KAMEZAWA Hiroyuki <kamezawa.hiroyu@jp.fujitsu.com> writes:
>>
>> >> So, lseek() returns (uses) it?
>> >
>> > lseek can return negative value, as far as I know.
>>
>> Umm..., how do you know the difference of -EOVERFLOW and fpos == -75?
>>
>
> Ah, sorry. I read wrong.
>
> For /dev/mem, it uses its own lseek function which allows negative f_pos
> value. Other usual file system doesn't allow negative f_pos.
>
> It's ok not to return -EOVEFLOW for /dev/mem because there is no file end.

No, no. I think it has the problem.

E.g. /dev/mem returns -75 as fpos, so, lseek(2) returns -75 to
userland. Then the userland (e.g. glibc) convert it as
error. I.e. finally, errno == -75, and lseek(3) returns -1, right?

Thanks.
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OGAWA Hirofumi <hirofumi@mail.parknet.co.jp>


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