On Mon, 21 Nov 2011, per...@pluto.rain.com wrote:
Alexander Best <arun...@freebsd.org> wrote:
here's a revised patch.
...
+.Sh CAVEATS
+If the
+.Fn lseek
+system call is operating on a device, which is incapable of seeking,
+it will request the seek operation and complete successfully.
I think it would be better without the first comma (after "device").
Definitely.
Also,
+.Sh CAVEATS
+If the
+.Fn lseek
+system call is operating on a device, which is incapable of seeking,
+it will request the seek operation and complete successfully.
I would prefer something like "request the seek operation and return as if
the seek was successful, even though no seek was performed."
+The value of the pointer associated with such a device is undefined.
"Which pointer?" That it is "the file offset" was clear from context
where this line was moved from, but is no longer, here.
+Device types which can be incapable of seeking include,
+but are not limited to, tape drives.
This is an awkward phrasing; perhaps just "Many tape drives are incapable
of seeking and can trigger this bug."?
-Ben Kaduk
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