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To: Alan Cox <alan@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk>
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Subject: Re: FW: Linux kernel file offset pointer races 
From: corbet@lwn.net (Jonathan Corbet)
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> Linus has
> proposed a different solution that makes it harder for new drivers to
> make the same mistakes again

This (along with the bits which have just gone into BK) hints at a
driver API change.  Inquiring minds are *very* curious about such things
at the moment...  will there be a file_operations method prototype
change associated with the file offset fixes?

Thanks,

jon