--- 2.6/fs/read_write.c	2004-01-17 12:19:38.000000000 +0100
+++ build-2.6/fs/read_write.c	2004-01-18 13:26:46.000000000 +0100
@@ -544,6 +544,8 @@
 	ssize_t retval;
 	int fput_needed_in, fput_needed_out;
 
+	if (!ppos)
+		ppos = &in_file->f_pos;
 	/*
 	 * Get input file, and verify that it is ok..
 	 */
@@ -559,7 +561,7 @@
 		goto fput_in;
 	if (!in_file->f_op || !in_file->f_op->sendfile)
 		goto fput_in;
-	retval = locks_verify_area(FLOCK_VERIFY_READ, in_inode, in_file, in_file->f_pos, count);
+	retval = locks_verify_area(FLOCK_VERIFY_READ, in_inode, in_file, *ppos, count);
 	if (retval)
 		goto fput_in;
 
@@ -588,9 +590,6 @@
 	if (retval)
 		goto fput_out;
 
-	if (!ppos)
-		ppos = &in_file->f_pos;
-
 	if (!max)
 		max = min(in_inode->i_sb->s_maxbytes, out_inode->i_sb->s_maxbytes);