linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] fs: Correct SuS compliance for open of large file without options

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Message-ID: <20070927154432.302ec5a7@the-village.bc.nu>
Date:	Thu, 27 Sep 2007 15:44:32 +0100
From:	Alan Cox <alan@...rguk.ukuu.org.uk>
To:	Jens Axboe <jens.axboe@...cle.com>
Cc:	Arjan van de Ven <arjan@...radead.org>, akpm@...l.org,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-fsdevel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] fs: Correct SuS compliance for open of large file
 without options

> > Its a change of a specific error return from the wrong error to the right
> > one, nothing more. Fixing the returned error gives us correct behaviour
> > according to the standards and other systems.
> 
> It may still break applications. Waving some standard at them if they
> complain is unlikely to impress them.

And our existing behaviour may well break correctly written
portable applications, and is incorrect as well.

Testing so far says it doesn't break anything, which is no suprise if you
apply about ten braincells to the case under consideration.

Alan
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