Date:        Tue, 15 Jul 2025 23:17:56 +1000
    From:        Martin D Kealey <mar...@kurahaupo.gen.nz>
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  | For stat to give an accurate answer, a snapshot of the content would have
  | to be generated, counted, and discarded,

Not at all - simply define the format in such a way that the size is
either known in advance (effectively fixed perhaps) or trivial to
determine.

  | All that said, I don't see why this needs to be treated as an error
  | condition.

Different issue, and I agree, it shouldn't be, but the kernel should
still be giving information that is as accurate as possible.

kre


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