Messages in this thread |  | | Date | Tue, 11 Mar 2003 12:48:47 +0000 (GMT) | From | Paul Jakma <> | Subject | Re: [PATCH] make f_pos accessible via /proc/PID/fd/N |
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On Mon, 3 Mar 2003, Kenn Humborg wrote:
> The attached patch sets the "size" for the /proc/PID/fd/N entries > to the current file position (file->f_pos). > > In proc_lookupfd(), I fill inode->i_size with file->f_pos. Then > in pid_fd_revalidate(), I refresh it again. > > I would find this useful to be able to tell, for example, how far > a large outgoing SMTP transfer has got (so I can avoid rebooting > if it's almost finished), or how far a customer download from our > FTP server has got to.
Cute little addition. This would be very useful to have.
> Was there any particular reason for fixing the "size" of these > files at 64? Are there any tools that depend on this?
If not it'd be very nice to have in the kernel.
> Patch is against 2.5.63. > > Later, > Kenn
regards, -- Paul Jakma paul@clubi.ie paul@jakma.org Key ID: 64A2FF6A warning: do not ever send email to spam@dishone.st Fortune: Numeric stability is probably not all that important when you're guessing.
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