linux-kernel - doubts on file_pos

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Message-Id: <200701020917.12896.oliver@neukum.org>
Date:	Tue, 2 Jan 2007 09:17:12 +0100
From:	Oliver Neukum <oliver@...kum.org>
To:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: doubts on file_pos_write()

Hi,

as loff_t is a 64 bit value, it seems to me to a simple assignment
in file_pos_write() means that the offset can be turned into garbage
doing concurrent reads with shared fds around the 4GB limit on 32 bit
architectures.
Comments?

	Regards
		Oliver
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