linux-kernel - st_size of a symlink

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Date:	Mon, 23 Jul 2012 17:55:43 +0200
From:	Richard Weinberger <richard@....at>
To:	"linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
CC:	linux-fsdevel@...r.kernel.org, linux-man@...r.kernel.org
Subject: st_size of a symlink

Hi!

lstat(2) on /proc/$pid/exe gives me a stat object where st_size is 0.

Or:
rw@...tary:~> ls -l /proc/$$/exe
lrwxrwxrwx 1 rw users 0 23. Jul 17:02 /proc/16902/exe -> /bin/bash

The lstat(2) manpage says:
"The st_size field gives the size of the file (if it is a regular file 
or a symbolic link) in bytes.  The size of a symbolic link is the length 
of the pathname it contains, without a terminating null byte."

This property is also used in the example in the readlink(2) manpage.

Is this a procfs issue or is the manpage wrong?

Thanks,
//richard
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