* Re: [PATCH] use generic_file_llseek for directories
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@ 2008-09-12 8:47 ` Christoph Hellwig
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From: Christoph Hellwig @ 2008-09-12 8:47 UTC (permalink / raw)
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On Thu, Aug 14, 2008 at 10:48:17PM +0200, Christoph Hellwig wrote:
> XFS currently doesn't set up a .llseek for directories and thus defaults
> to default_llseek. default_llseek only takes the BKL which means there
> is not exclusion vs xfs_readdir and thus we get a risk of corrupting
> the file position. Additionally default_llseek only allows seeks to
> 32bit offsets by default.
Al put this change into mainline as part of fixing up various
filesystems in the meantime.
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