> This seems out of context.
> If the file was open(2)ed with O_APPEND, the file offset is first
> set to the end of the file before writing. The adjustment of the
> file offset and the write operation are performed as an atomic
> step.
> Sounds different, doesn't it?
Ye
Hello,
On Mon, Oct 15, 2012 at 11:36:15PM +0200, Juliusz Chroboczek wrote:
> The Linux manual page for write(2) says:
>
> The adjustment of the file offset and the write operation are
> performed as an atomic step.
This seems out of context.
Over here write(2) reads:
If t
On Tue, Oct 16, 2012 at 3:24 AM, Philippe Troin wrote:
> On Tue, 2012-10-16 at 10:13 +1100, Dave Chinner wrote:
>> On Mon, Oct 15, 2012 at 11:36:15PM +0200, Juliusz Chroboczek wrote:
>> > The following fragment of code
>> >
>> > int fd;
>> > fd = open("exemple", O_CREAT | O_WRONLY | O_TRUN
> You don't check return code here, does write succeed at all?
Yes, both writes return 6.
> Does it ever produce e.g. OuOuilleille
No.
> (as this is what atomicity is about here)?
I was referring to the claim that under Linux writing and adjusting the
file offset are performed as an atomic ste
On Tue, 2012-10-16 at 10:13 +1100, Dave Chinner wrote:
> On Mon, Oct 15, 2012 at 11:36:15PM +0200, Juliusz Chroboczek wrote:
> > Hi,
> >
> > The Linux manual page for write(2) says:
> >
> > The adjustment of the file offset and the write operation are
> > performed as an atomic step.
>
>
On Mon, Oct 15, 2012 at 11:36:15PM +0200, Juliusz Chroboczek wrote:
> Hi,
>
> The Linux manual page for write(2) says:
>
> The adjustment of the file offset and the write operation are
> performed as an atomic step.
That's wrong. The file offset update is not synchronised at all with
the
On Tue, Oct 16, 2012 at 1:36 AM, Juliusz Chroboczek wrote:
> Hi,
>
> The Linux manual page for write(2) says:
>
> The adjustment of the file offset and the write operation are
> performed as an atomic step.
>
> This is apparently an extension to POSIX, which says
>
> This volume of IEE
Hi,
The Linux manual page for write(2) says:
The adjustment of the file offset and the write operation are
performed as an atomic step.
This is apparently an extension to POSIX, which says
This volume of IEEE Std 1003.1-2001 does not specify behavior of
concurrent writes to a fi
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