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Date: Tue, 24 Jul 2012 12:16:59 +0200 From: Richard Weinberger <richard@....at> To: Guillem Jover <guillem@...rons.org> CC: Jesper Juhl <jj@...osbits.net>, Al Viro <viro@...IV.linux.org.uk>, "linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>, linux-fsdevel@...r.kernel.org, linux-man@...r.kernel.org Subject: Re: st_size of a symlink On 24.07.2012 01:13, Guillem Jover wrote: > Well, can't the link be accessed when getting the stat information > then? Sure, but it's not trivial. >> IMHO the lstat() and readlink() manpages have to be more precise >> about st_size. > > They document what POSIX says: This does not make it any better... Thanks, //richard -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@...r.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
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