linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] fs/9p: Use updated offset for writing

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Message-Id: <201103161648.57678.mohan@in.ibm.com>
Date:	Wed, 16 Mar 2011 16:48:56 +0530
From:	"M. Mohan Kumar" <mohan@...ibm.com>
To:	"Aneesh Kumar K. V" <aneesh.kumar@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>
Cc:	v9fs-developer@...ts.sourceforge.net,
	linux-fsdevel@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] fs/9p: Use updated offset for writing

On Wednesday 16 March 2011 1:35:46 pm Aneesh Kumar K. V wrote:
> On Wed, 16 Mar 2011 10:39:16 +0530, "M. Mohan Kumar" <mohan@...ibm.com> 
wrote:
> > Use the updated offset given by generic_write_checks. Without this fix,
> > even if a file is opened in O_APPEND mode, data will be written at
> > current file position instead of end of file.

> 
> You should also update offset on success.

Thanks Aneesh, I will send a updated patch.

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M. Mohan Kumar
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