Re: [PATCH 0/2] use symbolic constants in generic lseek code

Chris Snook <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Patch 1 fixes the case statements to use the symbolic constants in > include/linux/fs.h, and should not be at all controversial. > > Patch 2 adds a SEEK_MAX and uses it to validate user arguments. This makes > the code a little cleaner and also enables fut

[PATCH 0/2] use symbolic constants in generic lseek code

The generic lseek code in fs/read_write.c uses hardcoded values for SEEK_{SET,CUR,END}. Patch 1 fixes the case statements to use the symbolic constants in include/linux/fs.h, and should not be at all controversial. Patch 2 adds a SEEK_MAX and uses it to validate user arguments. This makes the co